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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Heather Stewart and Amy Hawkins

China hits back hard at ‘bullying’ Trump tariffs as global recession fears grow

Cars for export at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province
China has announced retaliatory tariffs of 34% on all imports from the US. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

China has hit back hard against Donald Trump’s “bullying” tariffs, raising fears that the escalating trade war could trigger a global recession and prompting fresh turmoil in financial markets.

Beijing retaliated on Friday with punitive 34% additional tariffs on all goods imported from the US – mirroring the US decision and exacerbating a sell-off on global stock markets.

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