Has a phone call led to the end of the tariff war?

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  And this is Andrew Peach with Business Matters here on the BBC World Service.

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  Thank you for being with us.

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  So the US and China will talk trade on Monday.

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  Did that phone call between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping signal an end to the tariff war?

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  That in a moment.

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  Then we'll talk about Elon Musk's time at the White House and ask whether it achieved anything for the technology sector that will survive his rift with the president.

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  And we're on the road in China in a truck with no driver.

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  It is better at driving than I am.

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  On the freeway, it saves time, effort and is reliable while avoiding obstacles.

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  I'm joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world first Ralph Silver who's in Toronto.

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  Hi Ralph Good evening, and we're in Tokyo as well with Steven notch.

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  Hi Steven I want to start with a breaking story in the past couple of hours about President Trump,

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  who's revealed that one set of talks is going to take place between his officials and representatives of the Chinese government.

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  It's going to happen on Monday in London.

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  They're hoping to work towards a trade deal.

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  Now,

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  this one day after Mr Trump spoke to the Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the phone to try to find a way out of the tariff war,

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  you will remember that President Trump targeted China with tariffs on goods of up to 145 percent although they were lowered to 30 percent last month so these talks could happen.

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