China assures Tesla, other U.S. companies over tariff retaliation

Beijing says it wants Washington back on 'right track,' insists 'sky will not fall'

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A Tesla charging station in Beijing on March 24. The U.S. automaker, headed by President Donald Trump's confidant Elon Musk, was among a group of companies invited to a Chinese government roundtable amid the escalating tariff war. © Reuters

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TOKYO -- China convened a roundtable meeting with representatives from U.S.-tied companies and argued that its countermeasures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs were intended to safeguard the rights and interests of all companies, including American ones.

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