Trump Orders US Firms Out of China After Beijing Sets New Tariffs

Trump Orders US Firms Out of China After Beijing Sets New Tariffs
President Donald Trump speaks at the AMVETS (American Veterans) National Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 21, 2019. Bryan Woolston/Reuters
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING—President Donald Trump on Aug. 23 said he has ordered American companies to exit China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods, throwing a new twist into the bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

The president was meeting with his trade team at midday, a senior White House official told Reuters.