Trade war threat gets real as Trump confirms China tariffs!!

in economy •  7 years ago 

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U.S. President Donald Trump is firing the biggest shot yet in the global trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports, delivering on a promise to his political supporters that risks provoking retaliation and harming the world economy.

*The duties on Chinese goods will go forward just after midnight in Washington, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on his way to Montana on Thursday. That’s midday Friday in Beijing. Another $16 billion of goods could follow in two weeksTrump said, before suggesting the final total could eventually reach $550 billion, a figure that exceeds all of China’s annual goods exports to the U.S.

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