US Senate’s Taiwan Bill Angers China Ahead of Trade Meeting

China expressed anger Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, but the step drew praise from the self-ruled island, which pledged to deepen cooperation. The move adds to tensions between China and the United States, already at loggerheads over trade, with President Xi Jinping’s close economic adviser Liu He in Washington this week to try and avert a trade war. Several top U.S. steel and aluminum executives have been invited to the White House...

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