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Trade war enters the end game
The hard heads in Washington and Beijing have recognised that trade war is a disastrous path. But there are five steps needed to secure a deal by November, writes Kevin Rudd.
Kevin RuddFormer Australian prime ministerWe are about to enter the end-game in the US-China trade war. The negotiations set to resume early next month represent the last real chance to find a way through the trade, technology and wider economic imbroglio engulfing both countries.
Failing that, we should all buckle up and get ready for the rockiest of rides that the global economy has seen since the global financial crisis, including a real risk of America sliding into recession.
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