WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports on Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war.The tariffs, which Trump wants set at a 10 percent rate, would be the latest round of punitive measures in an escalating dispute over the large trade imbalance between the two countries.
Upping Ante, Trump Threatens New Tariffs On Chinese Imports
By Zeke Miller and Jeff Karoub The Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Mon, 06/18/2018 - 7:28pm
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