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CHINA: REPEAT: Chinese trade officials have quietly approached their U.S.

counterparts seeking ways to minimize punitive tariffs on Chinese exports and

avoid a full-blown trade war, MNI learned from a source with knowledge of the

matter. The source close to the Chinese government, whose name is withheld due

to the sensitivity of the matter, said both China and the U.S. are making

last-minute effort to avert the tariffs' implementations. Each side has said to

levy 25% on USD50 billion list of goods on the other starting from July 6. Talks

are still preliminary, the source said.

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