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China raises stakes in Trump’s tariffs ‘game’ with 125% levy on US goods

Trump’s universal tariffs on China now total 145 percent, including a 20-percent tariff on Beijing tied to its role in fentanyl production [Akex Plavevski/EPA]

China has announced it would raise tariffs on all United States goods to 125 percent, further deepening a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

“The US’s imposition of abnormally high tariffs on China seriously violates international trade rules, basic economic laws and common sense,” Beijing’s State Council Tariff Commission said in a statement announcing the retaliatory tariffs on Friday.

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