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G20 to discuss steel overcapacity as tensions simmer over US tariff plan

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G20 leaders will discuss steel overcapacity at this week's summit in Germany, European officials said, as tensions rise over US President Donald Trump's plan to use a Cold War-era law to restrict steel imports for national security reasons. Trump launched an investigation into the matter in April, in a move that diplomats and trade experts say risks undermining the global rules-based trading system and sparking retaliatory action around the world in products beyond steel.
 
 
 
 
 

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