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WSJ What’s News

How Will China Deal With Trump 2.0?

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Jan. 17. A barrage of stimulus helps China hit its growth target, but with Donald Trump about to take office, the economic outlook is darkening. The WSJ’s Jason Douglas explains how Beijing is preparing to deal with higher U.S. tariffs—and how a trade war could play out. Plus, Donald Trump tells lawmakers he’s ready to bypass Congress to implement his border and trade policies. And the Gaza cease-fire deal appears to get back on track. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Donald Trump signals he's prepared to bypass Congress to pursue his top priorities.

0:39.4

Plus, China said it hit its growth target for 2024.

0:43.3

But how will its economy fare if Trump raises tariffs?

0:47.0

And what could be the ripple effects of a trade war?

0:49.9

So if China doubles down on what it's doing now and tries to keep shoving more goods into the

0:55.7

rest of the world, then what we're likely to see is a much broader trade war.

1:00.9

And the Gaza ceasefire deal appears to be back on track.

1:04.6

It's Friday, January 17th.

1:06.6

I'm Kate Bullivan for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Luke Vargas.

1:10.9

And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving

1:16.4

your world today.

1:19.6

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says negotiators have reached an agreement on a Gaza

1:25.0

ceasefire, ending two days of debate that underscored the

1:28.8

fragility of the pact. The deal now goes to Israel's security cabinet for approval before being

1:35.0

submitted to a vote by the full cabinet. Back in Washington, Donald Trump has told Senate Republicans

1:41.3

he won't wait on them to begin implementing tariffs and overhauling

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