Trump doubles import tariffs on China: trade war threatens again!

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Washington, USA - President Donald Trump has doubled the import duties to Chinese goods in a dramatic turn. As Oe24 , the punitive tariffs are now from 10 to 20 percent, and Trump assumes that these taxes will come into force from Tuesday. China has already threatened with immediate "countermeasures", which re -heated the tensions between the two largest economies. A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce declared that Beijing would be decisive to defend his rights.

The additional tariffs are said to have been imposed in the USA from Fentanyl from China to the USA. In addition, Trump also announced tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico from Tuesday. For China, which was already occupied by an inch of 10 percent in early February, this means a renewed escalation in the trade conflict. At that time, Beijing reacted to the US tariffs with their own taxes, which also concerned coal and natural gas from the USA.

US media under pressure

sueddeutsche.de , the opinion column will in future concentrate on the topics "Personal freedoms and free markets", which will be interpreted as an adaptation to the Pro-Trump direction, The Bezos has been pursuing for some time. The resignation of the opinion editor David SHIPLEY was also announced, and Bezos is looking for a successor to support this new line. This development could significantly burden the reader's relationship of trust to the newspaper, since over 300,000 subscribers have already terminated.

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