Manufacturing

China slaps tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods as trade war escalates

Beijing's plans for tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods includes an additional 5 percent duty on about 1,600 kinds of U.S. products. (Bloomberg)
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By:
Enda Curran, Andrew Mayeda and Jenny Leonard
September 18, 2018 05:00 AM

China announced it will take retaliatory tariff action against $60 billion of U.S. goods, sharply escalating their trade conflict as the Trump administration considers imposing duties on almost all Chinese imports.

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