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President Donald Trump speaks at the signing of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund bill in the White House Rose Garden in Washington on July 29, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 1 that he would impose new tariffs of 10 percent on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, to take effect on Sept. 1.
The surprise announcement came a day after face-to-face talks between U.S. and China negotiators concluded in Shanghai.
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
