Asia Times: Trade war looms as Trump announces China tariffs
Beijing poised to retaliate after US issues initial list of over 800 affected imports
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday a 25% tariff on $50bn of imports from China, escalating a trade row with the Asian powerhouse just a day after Beijing warned Washington that it was preparing to retaliate. Defending the decision, Trump said the US’s trade relationship with China was “no longer sustainable.”
Beijing responded to the move by saying that it intends to impose similar tariffs on US imports, raising the specter of a full-blown trade war between the two economic giants.
In a statement, the Trump Administration said the tariffs would be levied on goods that “contain industrially significant technologies,” and warned that it would consider further levies if China retaliates.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 15, 2018
Trump’s tariffs: What they are and how China is responding -- Paul Wiseman, AP
Trump Always Wanted a Trade War—and Now He’s Got Several -- Krishnadev Calamur, Atlantic
A West in Crisis, an East Rising? Comparing the G7 and the SCO -- C. Putz, Diplomat
Will US-North Korea deal leave Japan, South Korea vulnerable? -- Kinling Lo & Lee Jeong-ho, SCMP
Pompeo admits implementing North Korean deal will not be easy -- Andrew Salman, Asia Times
Why this wasn’t Kim’s father’s – or grandfather’s – summit -- James Dobbins, Reuters
Five questions on North Korea and the science of denuclearization -- Arlene Getz, Reuters
Yemen conflict: World's worst humanitarian crisis about to escalate dramatically -- Anne Barker, ABC News Online
Why Yemen is at war -- Angus McDowall, Reuters
Vietnam to boot its military out of business -- David Hutt, Asia Times
Is NATO Pushing Russia Towards Retaliation? -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
Angela Merkel’s political near-death experience in Bavarian brawl -- Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico
Colombia's Sunday vote will determine future of peace deal, economy -- Julia Symmes Cobb, Reuters
Has the FBI Created a Constitutional Crisis? -- Daniel McCarthy, National Interest
How Websites Slip Past China’s Great Firewall -- Karen Yuan, The Atlantic
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