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The People's Bank of China, with its Beijing headquarters seen here, is easing lending requirements to aid smaller companies feeling an economic squeeze. © Reuters

ISSAKU HARADA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- The People's Bank of China has cut one-year lending rates for commercial banks willing to lend to small businesses as it tries to prop up an economy losing steam amid the trade war with the U.S.

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