Trump plans another 10% tariff on products from China

Trump plans another 10% tariff on products from China
Donald Trump has published tariff announcements on his Truth Social platform.
The Wall Street Journal
By Gavin Bade and Lingling WeiThe US will impose an additional 10% tariff on imports from China next week over its role in the fentanyl trade, President Donald Trump has announced.The move, slated to take effect on Tuesday, doubles up on the previous 10% additional tariff Trump placed on Chinese products this month.In a post on Thursday on his Truth Social platform, Trump reinforced his threat to impose 25% tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico, saying the US neighbours hadn’t done enough to curb drug smuggling to win another delay f...

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