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White House assures US-China trade deal still on; Trump not 'thrilled'

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Tensions between the United States and China have spiked in recent weeks, but White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has assured that the beleaguered accord is not on the verge of collapse.

Commenting on the latest developments regarding the US-China trade ties, Kudlow said, "The US and China are still working on trade, the deal is continuing".

The US-China phase one trade deal reached in January is not falling apart and the two countries are still working to implement it, Kudlow said on Friday, but President Donald Trump added that he was not "thrilled" with the agreement, and suggested that

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