China USA trade and tariffs war, © Alexlmx
Photo: © Alexlmx

And so it has come to pass: the US has hiked tariffs on $200bn-worth of imported goods from China – and China has vowed to retaliate. 

Tariffs have now gone up from 10% to 25% on a wide range of goods, set to impact the perishables, chemicals, construction, industrial, ...

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  • Joe Alba

    May 10, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    U.S. Companies need to get over their moaning about there own specific problems and understand the overall picture. China has been beating us like a rented mule with unfair tariffs and trade practices since they were permitted to enter the WTO a few decades ago. Since their WTO entry, there has been no retaliatory measures taken by any of our leaders and I think China has been very comfortable with the status quo. We are simply trying to level the playing field, not only with China, but across the globe. This is not a new situation beginning in 2016, this is a situation that has existed since December 2001.