In this July 20, 2017 file photo, a man lights a cigarette on a bench in a shape of a mocked aerial bomb and a U.S. flag outside a fashion boutique selling U.S. brand clothing at a mall in Beijing. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the Chinese government’s “intervention in its economy” is to blame for China’s trade surplus with the United States. But economists say while Beijing hampers market access, the bulk of the surplus is due to China’s role as final assembly point for components from other countries, for which it keeps a fraction of the revenue. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)
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