China hits back at US with tariffs on $60bn of products
Posted on AllSides May 13th, 2019
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Beijing has ignored Donald Trump’s warning not to retaliate against US tariffs.
China has hit back in its trade war with the US, announcing plans to impose tariffs on $60bn of American imports.
Tariffs will be imposed on 5,140 US products with an annual value of about $60bn (£46bn) from 1 June, the Chinese finance ministry said on Monday.
The latest escalation in the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies came shortly after Donald Trump tweeted a warning to China not to retaliate against the extra tariffs he...