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China and the United States have released reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each for tariff cuts under the newly established Board of Trade framework, a move that is expected to further strengthen bilateral trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. 商务部周一表示，中美双方在新设立的贸易理事会框架下，发布了价值各约 300 亿美元的对等关税削减产品清单，此举有望进一步巩固双边贸易。 The board will provide a key platform and institutional guarantee for the two countries to expand their list of cooperation and shorten the list of problems in economic and trade affairs, the ministry said in a statement.…
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