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By Shawn Donnan and Jenny Leonard

January 21, 2019 at 1:06 AM UTC

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January 21, 2019 at 11:09 PM UTC

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Ever since negotiators from the U.S. and China sat down in Beijing after a Christmas meltdown in global markets, President Donald Trump has sought to calm investors and claim his trade talks are making great strides. But that glosses over a more uncomfortable reality.