China hits back in trade war with US

Posted on AllSides May 13th, 2019
From The Center
Trade, China, tariffs, United States

China has said it will impose tariffs on $60bn (£46bn) of US goods from 1 June, extending a bilateral trade war.

The move comes three days after the US more than doubled tariffs on $200bn of Chinese imports.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump denied that US consumers would pay for higher tariffs on Chinese imports and warned China not to follow suit.

But Beijing said it would not swallow any "bitter fruit" that harmed its interests.

China has raised tariffs on more than 5,000 US products, with the new rates...

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