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Trump ready to impose tariffs on about US$50 billion in Chinese goods: Official

2018-06-15 09:54:18       source:The Straits Times

June 15, 2018


US President Trump has made up his mind to impose "pretty significant" tariffs on Chinese goods, an administration official said on Thursday (June 14), as Beijing warned that it was ready to respond if Washington chose to ratchet up trade tensions.


Trump is due to unveil revisions to his initial tariff list targeting US$50 billion (S$67 billion) of Chinese goods on Friday (June 15).


The list will contain 800 product categories, down from 1,300 previously, according to another administration official and an industry source familiar with the list.


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