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Trump says China 'broke the deal' in trade talks

Beijing says it will retaliate with "necessary countermeasures" if the US raises tariffs.

President Trump's comments come as Beijing says it will retaliate with "necessary countermeasures" if the US raises tariffs on Chinese products.

Also in the programme: election results begin to emerge after South Africa's election; and the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is scheduled for closure, 40 years after the worst nuclear accident in US energy history.

(Photo: President Trump. Credit: Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Thu 9 May 2019 09:06GMT

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  • Thu 9 May 2019 09:06GMT

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