US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-stakes talks in South Korea on Thursday, seeking to ease months of escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The discussions, described by both sides as constructive, touched on tariffs, agricultural trade, and cooperation on curbing fentanyl exports — issues that have strained ties since early this year. Trump announced that overall tariffs on Chinese goods would be reduced to 47 per cent from 57 per cent, and fentanyl-related tariffs cut to 10 per cent. On being asked, " how soon do you think you could sign a trade deal with China?" Trump replied, "Well, I think pretty soon. We have not too many major stumbling blocks. We have a deal now. Every year we'll renegotiate the deal, but I

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