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US President Donald Trump confirms latest China tariffs set for Sunday are still "on". He was speaking to reporters as he left the South Lawn of the White House for Camp David. SOUNDBITE
European Union and Chinese leaders meet by videoconference to approve a major investment pact that Brussels hopes will open up lucrative opportunities despite concerns about Beijing's rights record. IMAGES
Trade tensions between Australia and China continue to sour, while allies around the world call for consumers to buy Australian wine in solidarity with Canberra. Australia also releases GDP figures showing that the country is out of the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fifteen countries on Sunday signed a sprawling Asian trade deal seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) -- which includes 10 Southeast Asian economies along with China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia -- is the world's largest trade pact in terms of GDP.
Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world's largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under Donald Trump. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more.
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