China announces retaliatory tariffs moments after US levies take effect – live
Tariffs risk renewed trade war between world’s two biggest economies; China announces tariffs and investigation into Google in an apparent retaliation
As the clock nears midnight in Washington DC, signalling the beginning of Trump’s tariffs on China’s imports, here is a look at how China might respond, via AFP:
From retaliatory tariffs on US goods like car parts and soya beans to controls on raw minerals essential for American manufacturing – analysts say China has plenty of options if it wants to reply to fresh US levies.
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