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Trump Secures $17 Billion Annual Chinese Commitment For U.S. Farm Goods Summary:  White House Says China Agreed To $17 Billion Annual Commitment To Purchase Agri Goods  China, U.S. Agree To Cut Levies On Select Products, Expand Agri Trade China, U.S. Reach Boeing Jet Purchase Agreement U.S. And China Agree To Establish Trade And Investment Boards Trump-Xi Summit Delivers Modest Trade Wins White House Releases Fact Sheet The White House has released more details about the agricultural deal it secured with China following President Trump's visit to Beijing last week to meet with Chinese President...

US Officials Suspect Iran Used Chinese Missile To Bring Down F-15E Warplane: Report Via The Cradle US officials believe that a Chinese-made shoulder-fired missile was likely used by Iranian forces to shoot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle over southwestern Iran last month, NBC News reported Saturday.  The incident marks the first time in decades that the US has had to acknowledge that one of its jets was shot down by enemy fire, although three F-15Es were also shot down in Kuwait in March.  Illustrative, via Reuters/stringer Washington insists the Kuwait incident was due to 'friendly fire,' even...

Speculation Surges That Pakistan Talks Are A Delay Tactic Ahead Of Expanded US Action On Iran President Trump has made clear that American forces will still be "hanging around" the Persian Gulf area with an eye on Iran, while demanding that the Strait of Hormuz be opened to global energy transit once again.  Trump has vowed to keep troops positioned for a fight "until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with." As direct US-Iran talks are set for Islamabad Saturday morning, there's been an avalanche of speculation...