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The Guardian - US
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Jasper Jolly in London and Callum Jones in New York

‘The sky won’t fall’: China plays down Trump tariff risks as stock markets rally

colorful shipping containers lined up next to towering red cranes at a port
Containers and cranes at Lianyungang port in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

China has played down the risk of damage to its exports from Donald Trump’s tariffs, with an official saying the “sky won’t fall”, as stock markets rose amid signs of a retreat on electronics restrictions.

The US president claimed his strategy was working on Monday, with record levels of investment. Addressing reporters at the White House, he continued to threaten new tariffs on pharmaceutical goods.

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