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China announces equal penalties to retaliate for US tariffs

China’s government responded quickly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on Chinese goods by announcing Friday it will immediately impose penalties of “equal strength” on U.S. products. The Commerce Ministry said it also was scrapping deals to buy more American farm goods and other exports as part of efforts to defuse a sprawling dispute over its trade surplus and technology policy. Much of the impact would fall on Trump’s rural supporters. …read more […]

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Trump slaps tariffs on $50B in Chinese goods

President Trump is slapping 25% tariffs on some $50B in Chinese goods. The White House says it’s over the theft of intellectual property, and China is now pledging to retaliate. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Ethan-Wolff Mann and Dion Rabouin have details. …read more […]

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The Latest: Trump hails big tariffs on China

President Donald Trump is hailing his “very big tariffs” on China. Trump is speaking Friday on the North Lawn of the White House, just as his administration just announced a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion worth of Chinese imports. Trump says there is “great brain power” in this country. …read more […]

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Trump announces 25 percent tariff on Chinese technology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the United States will implement a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of goods from China related to intellectual property and technology, and pledged to impose further levies if the Asian nation takes retaliatory measures.

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