Duty falls: US and China reach a deal
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The Economist
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🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Tariffs against China were the centrepiece of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade plans. Our correspondent explains the significance of a new 90-day hiatus. Will Ukraine and Russia come to the negotiating table this week (7:51)? Why new techniques to compress the contrast between loud and quiet music could be damaging our hearing (15:35). And help us improve the show by taking this survey.
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| 0:58.7 | Thank you. day, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. After a flurry of leaders visited Kiev this weekend, Zelensky has laid down the gauntlet. |
| 1:04.3 | The question is whether Putin will take up his offer for talks in person in Istanbul on Thursday. |
| 1:11.9 | And the contrast between the quiet and loud parts of a piece of music |
| 1:15.8 | help keep us listening. |
| 1:17.7 | But clever audio producers have found a way to manipulate that difference. |
| 1:22.0 | Now scientists think this technique could be affecting our hearing. |
| 1:35.3 | Thank you. technique could be affecting our hearing. First up, though. |
| 1:40.3 | This morning, another colossal reversal. |
| 1:47.2 | China, first row. |
| 1:49.7 | China, 67%. |
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