China stocks rise after Trump says he'd 'rather not' pull tariff trigger

Hong Kong shares outperform mainland; yuan gains against dollar

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Hong Kong stocks outpaced mainland gains on Jan. 24, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he would "rather not" use tariffs against China. © Reuters

ECHO WONG and WATARU SUZUKI

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Hong Kong and mainland China stocks rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would "rather not" follow through on his threats to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports.

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