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> bilateral trade volume between US and China dropped significantly in the first 4 months, reflecting a worsening trade ties between the world's two largest economies as Trump administration's reckless tariffs war drags on.

> From January to April, the trade between the two giants was 1.1 trillion yuan ($173 billion), accounting for 11.5 percent of China's gross foreign trade, down from 20 percent in 2017 prior to the two countries engaged in a tit-for-tat trade tussle last year, according to China's official data released Wednesday.