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China escalates trade probes as high-level talks with US open in Madrid

By MLex Staff ( September 15, 2025, 08:34 GMT | Insight) -- China and the US began a new round of high-level trade talks in Madrid on Sunday, the fourth in-person high-level engagement of the year, even as both sides unveiled measures to increase pressure ahead of the negotiations. Beijing launched probes into US chips and condemned new export controls, while Washington added Chinese companies to its Entity List. Discussions will cover tariffs, export restrictions and the future of TikTok, and may spillover into sanctions and national-security issues.China and the US began a new round of high-level trade talks in Madrid on Sunday, the fourth in-person high-level engagement of the year, even as both sides unveiled measures to increase pressure ahead of the negotiations....

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