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China retaliates with US import tariffs

The Chinese government has announced tariffs on a range of goods produced in America's heartland

Revenge is sweet - or at least that seems to be the hope in Beijing - as the Chinese government announced tariffs on a range of goods produced in America's heartland. Taxes of up to 25% will apply on 128 different US goods - including pork, fruit, nuts and wine. That's what happens when you don't follow WTO rules, says Zhang Jian-Ping of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.
Emily Feng of the Financial Times in Beijing says it's a finely calibrated political response.
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(Picture: Chinese employees checking quality on shoes for export at a factory in Shangrao, in China's central Jiangxi province. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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