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Trump trade war erodes the U.N.'s global anti-poverty goals for 2030

Beyond the repercussions in Washington and Beijing, international organizations said the tit-for-tat tariffs will undercut a broad array of global development efforts.

Daily commercial trade in downtown Kashgar, China
Daily commercial trade in downtown Kashgar, China (AN/J. Heilprin)

WASHINGTON (AN) — Trade conflicts sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs against China, the European Union and others threaten to undermine the work of international organizations trying to lift the world's poorest out of poverty.

Leaders of international organizations that promote global trade and investment said their efforts are at risk of stalling or failing because of the trade war between the United States and China and trade tensions between the United States and many of its most important trading partners.

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