April 7, 2018

President Donald Trump on Saturday slammed China for unfair trade practices, as the two nations continue to exchange increasingly hostile threats over trade tariffs.

"The United States hasn’t had a Trade Surplus with China in 40 years. They must end unfair trade, take down barriers and charge only Reciprocal Tariffs," the president wrote on Twitter. "The U.S. is losing $500 Billion a year, and has been losing Billions of Dollars for decades. Cannot continue!"

On Thursday, Trump threatened to levy an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports, which would be on top of the already $50 billion in duties in imports on other products. The Chinese have responded by releasing a list of U.S. products it would slap duties on if the administration follows through on the threat. The prospect of Chinese tariffs on those products, which consist mainly of agricultural commodities, has alarmed rural America where many farmers rely on the open market to sell their goods.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/07/trump-trade-china-tariffs-508024