Trump imposes tariffs on China

The United States has followed through with its threat to more than double tariffs on two-hundred billion dollars’ worth of imports from China.

The Commerce Ministry in Beijing said it deeply regretted the US action and would take counter-measures.

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(Photo: China Everwin precision technology factory, Credit: EPA Wires)