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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

China files WTO complaint over 'discriminatory' Trump tariffs

China has filed a World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint against US president Donald Trump's 10 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods after a trade war between two global powers began this week.

Mr Trump’s 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, which Beijing called a “serious violation” of international trade rules, came into effect on Tuesday. Beijing responded by imposing 15 per cent levies on coal and liquefied natural gas and 10 per cent on oil and agricultural levies.

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