U.S. accuses China of violating tariff deal

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President Donald Trump waves as he departs the White House, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) U.S. President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had “totally violated” a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when the two sides appeared deadlocked in negotiations. Trump’s comments came after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with China were “a bit stalled,” in an interview with broadcaster Fox News. The world’s two biggest economies had agreed earlier this month to temporarily lower staggeringly high tariffs they had imposed on each...