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News Wrap: Biden calls for higher tariffs on Chinese metal

Season 2024 Episode 109 | 5m 41s

In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden is calling for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products, the Navy flew a patrol aircraft over the Taiwan Strait a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held talks for the first time since 2022 and the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says Israeli forces abused some of its staff and other people held in Gaza.

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