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Scott Bessent Hails China Progress on Fentanyl
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Why Fentanyl Led to Trump’s China Tariffs
President Donald Trump spent this week changing tack on trade tariffs, citing fentanyl as his motivational push to punish China, Canada and Mexico, before turning back on some of those threats. Trump extended his blanket tariff on Chinese goods to 20 percent this week, citing Chinese exports of illicit fentanyl as justification. The president also […]
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