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Watch: Former U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky discusses the escalating tensions between the U.S and China and their impact on the trade agreement. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Daniel Ten Kate

May 20, 2020 at 10:00 PM EDT

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May 21, 2020 at 5:19 AM EDT

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President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against China, suggesting that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, is behind a “disinformation and propaganda attack on the United States and Europe.”

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