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

Trump’s 10% tariff on China takes effect as delay agreed for Mexico and Canada

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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