US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have taken steps to de-escalate their trade war following a meeting at an international airport in South Korea yesterday.

Following the talks,  US is now set to reduce some tariffs for Chinese imports.

There will also be a pause in Beijing's new restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets, and a resumption of its purchases of American soybeans

• Guest: Dennis Wilder, professor at Georgetown University and a former CIA official who held high-ranking positions at the National Security Council
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