Sunday, April 1, 2018

Trade War Escalates. China Imposes More Tariffs On U.S. Goods


The National/Bloomberg: China hits back against Trump trade tariffs

Items on Beijing’s hit-list included fresh and dried fruits, ginseng, nuts, wine, and pork, as well as certain steel products

China will change its tariff treatment for over 100 types of US imported goods, primarily certain fruits and pork products on Monday, in a previously-announced response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

China’s Customs Tariffs Commission, in a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Finance on Sunday, said it took the decision with the approval of the State Council. China said previously it planned to seek compensation for trade lost to the U.S. metals actions.

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More News On China Imposing More Tariffs On U.S. Goods

China hits back with tariffs on US imports worth $3bn -- BBC
China announces it's imposing new tariffs on 128 US products -- CNBC
China imposes tariffs in response to U.S. duties on steel, aluminum -- Reuters
China imposing new tariffs on US products in retaliation of Trump tariffs -- CBS News
China imposes tariffs on 128 US imports, in response to White House actions -- CGTN
China Retaliates With New Tariffs on US Meat and Other Products -- Wall Street Journal
China Responds to US Trade Barriers With 15-25% Tariffs' Boost on American Goods -- Sputnik

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did the USA commit suicide in 2001? Looks like it. Trump has been right on many things, especially on the idiots running US trade policy and negotiations. These numbers are truth.

Anonymous said...

Huh? What numbers?

Anonymous said...

What numbers? The only numbers in the story. Balance of trade numbers.

fred said...

Issues in trade could, should be negotiated rather than entering into a trade war...that is called the art of the deal