Trump Hits China With Tariffs on $200 Billion in Goods, Escalating Trade War

By Jim Tankersley and Keith Bradsher
The New York Times
September 17, 2018
Category: Business & Politics
Region: United States, International

President Trump, emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s economic slowdown, escalated his trade war with Beijing on Monday, saying the United States would impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods and was prepared to tax all imports. Mr. Trump, in a statement released late Monday, showed no sign of backing down from the type of full-blown trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled financial markets, saying he was prepared to “immediately” place tariffs on another $267 billion worth of imports “if China takes retaliatory action against our farmers or other industries.” …The tariffs are aimed at hurting China, but they could hamper the American economy and bring pain for consumers. …China is expected to further retaliate against the United States

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