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First trade negotiators for the

U.S. and China are meeting in Sweden. For a second day of talks, this could lead to a presidential

summit. Marketplaces Nancy Marshall-Genzor reports. At the very least, the Sweden negotiations could

lead to an extension of a truce in the U.S.-China trade war that paused triple-digit tariffs until August 12th.

There are much bigger issues on the table, though.

U.S. companies want more access to the Chinese market.

The Trump administration wants more curbs on fentanyl ingredients made in China that end up in the U.S.

And is also concerned about Chinese purchases of Russian and Iranian oil,

and China wants access to sophisticated computer chips made in the U.S. that are used in AI.

The Financial Times is reporting the Trump administration paused curbs on technology exports to

China to help facilitate the trade talks and a possible meeting between President

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