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Thousands of American businesses are calling on President Trump to reach a deal with President Xi to end tariffs. Craig Allen from the US-China Business Council tells us the US president has been poorly advised on trade with China. Also in the programme, French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not abandon a controversial fuel tax. The Â鶹ԼÅÄ's Rob Young has been in Paris, finding out more about the wave of anger towards Mr Macron. Our workplace commentator Stephanie Hare argues that many large technology companies remain woefully ignorant about the need to promote inspirational women as role models. Also, major clothing retailers have faced scrutiny from a British parliamentary committee over the environmental impact of ‘fast fashion’. We hear from Mary Creagh, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee who held the hearing, and Mike Barry, director of sustainable business at clothing retailer Marks and Spencer, who gave evidence on behalf of the chain.

Fergus Nicoll is joined throughout the show by Alexis Goldstein, an activist and financial reform advocate in Washington DC, and by David Kuo of the Motley Fool, in Singapore.

(Picture: President Trump meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017. Picture credit: AFP/Getty Images.)