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US levies 10% taxes on Chinese products worth $200 bn
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SME Times News Bureau | 11 Jul, 2018
President Donald Trump has ordered the start of imposing additional 10
per cent taxes on Chinese imports worth $200 billion, according to a
statement by the US Trade Representative (USTR).
The new tariffs
were adopted on Tuesday by the Trump administration in retaliation for
Beijing's response to the first set of taxes imposed by Washington, Efe
news reported.
On July 6, the US levied 25-per cent tariffs worth
$34 billion as part of a first tax package worth $50 billion, to which
China responded with similar measures.
"As a result of China's
retaliation and failure to change its practices, the President has
ordered USTR to begin the process of imposing tariffs of 10 per cent on
an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports," the agency said in a
statement.
Along with the statement, the USTR published a
200-page list of products affected by the measure such as fruits and
vegetables, cereals, products of animal origin, wood, boats and
construction materials.
The list also includes chemical products,
fuels, tobacco and alcohol, textiles, answering machines and
photographic and video material, among others.
"For more than a
year, the Trump administration has patiently urged China to stop its
unfair practices, open its market, and engage in true market
competition," the USTR said in its statement.
"We have been very
clear and detailed regarding the specific changes China should
undertake. Unfortunately, China has not changed its behaviour that puts
the future of the US economy at risk," the text added.
The agency
also announced that it will proceed with a public notice and comment
process before the new tariffs officially take effect.
Trump had
previously warned China of the imposition of the latest tariffs and of a
possible third tax package worth $300 billion if the Asian giant
decides to respond.
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