China Levies Counter-Duties as American Tariffs Kick In

China Levies Counter-Duties as American Tariffs Kick In
Shipping containers at the port in Shanghai, China, on April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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The United States and China imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on $34 billion worth of each other’s imports on Friday.

Hours before Washington’s deadline for the tariffs to take effect, President Donald Trump upped the ante on America’s largest trading partner, warning that the United States may ultimately target over $500 billion worth of Chinese goods, or roughly the total amount of U.S. imports from China last year.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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