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International Business Times
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Trump Calms Trade War Fears After China Vows Retaliation to 100% Tariff Threat

In this file photo taken on June 28, 2019, China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka. -

President Donald Trump sought to ease worries of a deepening trade war with China on Sunday, following his threat to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese imports.

The tariff threat came in response to China's recent export restrictions on rare earth minerals—key ingredients in many high-tech and military products.

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