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Los Angeles Times |
China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Ch...
Reuters |
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will impose an additional 50% tariff on China if Beijing does not withdraw its retaliatory tariffs on the United States.
BBC |
Donald Trump has threatened China with an additional tariff of 50% on goods imported into the US if it does not withdraw a countermeasure, as global markets tumbled for a third day.
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Hong Kong customs authorities last month seized a cargo of what they believe to be antimony ingots - one of several strategic minerals that China restricted exports of last year.
China sees little to gain in capitulating to President Trump’s tariff threats, labeling them “blackmail” and vowing to “fight to the end.”
President Donald Trump is set to impose an additional 84% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday. That will mean all goods from the country are subject to a tariff of at least 104%.
Hong Kong will maintain its free-port status and attract people from all over the world to trade and invest in city, chief executive says.
China’s former top spy catcher is among six security enforcers targeted as the Trump administration turns its attention to human rights issues in the city.
The Associated Press on MSN8d
US sanctions 6 officials over erosion of Hong Kong autonomy. China threatens to counterThe Hong Kong office of China's foreign ministry condemned the sanctions, saying they again exposed the ill-intention of the U.S. to undermine the city's prosperity and contain China's development. It urged Washington to stop interfering in the city's affairs.
The Reds will play two games in front of our huge fan base in Asia as part of Tour 2025, presented by Snapdragon.
The White House plans to nix the exemption for other countries once systems are in place to collect duty revenue, with few exceptions.