WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Commerce Department recently barred five additional Chinese entities from buying American-made products, a move that follows the similar blacklisting of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in May.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed last Saturday to keep their trade war from escalating with a promise to halt the imposition of new tariffs for 90 days as the world’s two largest economies negotiate a lasting agreement. The truce emerged on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit here.