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US Hits China With New Tariffs
$16bn of new tariffs issued on Chinese goods.
The White House imposes $16 billion worth of new tariffs on Chinese goods, including chemicals, plastics and motorbikes. These duties come on top of the $34 billion worth of tariffs imposed on China in July.
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(Image: A worker watching as bags of chemicals are unloaded at a port in Zhangjiagang, China on 7th August 2018. Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)
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Thu 23 Aug 2018
09:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
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- Thu 23 Aug 2018 09:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
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