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Feb 2023
26m 27s

Has the air gone out of US China trade r...

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The US has burst what it's called a high-altitude intelligence gathering balloon from China, while the deadline over a dispute between the two countries over the trading of microchips has expired. We speak a former member of the Clinton Administration about what this means for trade relations between the nations. We find out why Ghana's in an arm-wrestle wi ... Show More
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