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CNN International |
China has upped its retaliatory tariffs on US imports to 125%, raising the stakes in an unprecedented trade war between the world’s two biggest economic superpowers.
Reuters |
In a stunning reversal, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would temporarily lower the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries while further ramping up pressure on China, sending glo...
The Washington Post |
But his escalating import levies against China, and Beijing’s determination to fight back, leave the world’s two largest economies locked in a potentially devastating trade war.

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