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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Clea Skopeliti

First Thing: US-China trade row escalates as Beijing’s 84% tariffs come into effect

Husky Terminal in Tacoma, Washington
Husky Terminal in Tacoma, Washington. China appears to be attempting to shore up trading agreements away from the US. Photograph: Paul Christian Gordon/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

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Beijing’s 84% retaliatory tariffs came into force on Thursday morning, hours after Donald Trump said he was freezing steep levies on dozens of countries, except China.

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