Trump weighs rejoining TPP as he tones down China trade threat

Justin Sink and Margaret Talev

04/12/2018

THE TRADE CONFLICT between the United States and China, the two largest economies in the world, appears to be easing. Shipping containers stand in a terminal at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai in March. / QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump told lawmakers he is considering rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the free-trade deal he withdrew from shortly after taking office, as he expressed confidence the U.S. is headed toward resolving trade conflicts without economic disruption. A week after escalating tensions with his threat to impose tariffs on an additional $100 billion…

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