Trump pressures federal pension to halt planned Chinese stock purchases
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing an independent board charged with overseeing billions in federal retirement dollars to freeze plans to invest in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of abusing human rights or threatening U.S. security. At issue is whether administrators of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), a retirement savings fund for federal employees and members of the military, should allow its $40 billion (32.6 billion pounds) international fund (I-Fund) to..