Trump piles pressure as China growth slows

By Susan Heavey and Jeff Mason
Updated July 16 2019 - 5:53am, first published 5:51am
President Trump has signed an executive order requiring more US components in federal purchases.
President Trump has signed an executive order requiring more US components in federal purchases.

US President Donald Trump has seized on slowing economic growth in China as evidence that US tariffs are having "a major effect" and warned Washington could pile on more pressure as bilateral trade talks sputtered along.

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