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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

This is what happened the last time Trump and China had a trade war

The trade war between the US and China resumed on Tuesday after Beijing announced retaliatory levies on US imports after Donald Trump imposed 10 per cent duty on Chinese goods.

China said it would impose tariffs of 15 per cent on coal, LNG and 10 per cent on crude oil and farm equipment as soon as Mr Trump's additional tariff across Chinese imports came into effect.

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