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As Trump’s Trade War Mounts, China’s Wall Street Allies Lose Clout

FILE -- Stephen Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of Blackstone, at the private equity firm's headquarters in New York, April 17, 2013. China long turned to big banks to help get its way in Washington, but the old back channels have proven ineffective as trade tensions mount. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)