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President Donald Trump said he would impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports that aren’t yet subject to US duties after setbacks in trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing.
The new tariff will be imposed beginning September 1, he said in a tweet. Another $250 billion in Chinese goods are already subject to a 25% US tariff.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer returned from talks with Chinese counterparts in Shangai this week without reporting much progress. Negotiations have been at an impasse since May after the US said the Chinese reneged on provisions of
