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US released tariff on China

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United States’ trade war with China officially began on Friday as the Trump administration slapped tariffs of $34 billion on Chinese imports, escalating a fight that could hurt companies and consumers in both the countries.

The new tariffs on Chinese goods, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m., will undoubtedly prompt quick retaliation by China, which is expected to impose retaliatory tariffs on American exports, such as soybeans, seafood, SUVs and crude oil.

“The escalation of the trade war from threat to reality is expected to ripple through global supply chains, raise costs for businesses and consumers and roil global stock markets, which have been volatile in anticipation of a prolonged trade fight between the United States and almost everyone else,” reported the agency.

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the first wave of tariffs on $34 billion in goods would swiftly be followed by penalty on another $16 billion of Chinese products.

The United States president went on to threaten Beijing with escalating tariffs on as much as $450 billion worth of Chinese goods.

The Trump administration has been recently slapping tariffs on other countries, claiming that the US was “being treated unfair on trade,” raising grave concerns of a global trade war.

The US had announced to impose 25 and 10 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium respectively on three of its biggest trading partners – Canada, Mexico and the European Union on May 31.

In retaliation, the EU and Canada slapped tariffs in a tit-for-tat move.

Last month, the EU imposed tariffs on American goods worth $3 billion such as yachts, bourbon and motorcycles.

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