Trump efforts to help US coal undercut by export drop during trade war

President Donald Trump's efforts to help the U.S. coal industry at home are being undermined by falling sales abroad amid his trade war with China, new government reports show. China has stopped importing U.S. coal, accounting for most of a 14% decline in U.S. coal exports so far this year, according to analysts and the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week suggests trade progress.