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President Donald Trump on Friday said that he was being nice to China on trade-related issues because he has a great respect for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The world's two largest economies have been engaged in a trade spat after Trump last month imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imported into the US from China. In retaliation, Beijing also announced to slap additional tariffs worth about USD three billion on 128 US products.