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AP Explains: From Hong Kong to TikTok, US-China ties plummet

by AP Diplomatic Writer
| August 7, 2020 12:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has launched a major diplomatic and economic offensive against China, hitting Chinese officials with myriad sanctions over the past four months as relations between Washington and Beijing plummet to their lowest levels in decades.

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