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World Service,07 Jul 2018,53 mins

China and US Introduce New Tariffs

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China says it and the US are engaged in the "largest-scale trade war in economic history". Mary Lovely is professor of economics at Syracuse University, and tells us who is likely to be damaged most by the new tariffs. The British prime minister, Theresa May says a day of intensive talks with cabinet ministers has produced an agreement on future relations with the EU after Brexit, we hear from Anand Menon, Director of the UK in Changing Europe. Rob Young is joined by Colin Peacock, the presenter of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand. (Picture: A shipping container port. Picture credit: Reuters.)

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