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Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

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<strong>Trump playing aggressively:</strong> US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on USD34bn of annual imports from China, with a 25% import tax applied on 818 products produced in China. He warned that he was prepared to up his tariffs on all Chinese imports worth USD500bn, his biggest shot fired so far in the trade war. He reiterated plans to target a further USD16bn in trade in the coming weeks, and threatened to ramp these moves up further if and when China responds.</li>
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Trump playing aggressively: US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on USD34bn of annual imports from China, with a 25% import tax applied on 818 products produced in China. He warned that he was prepared to up his tariffs on all Chinese imports worth USD500bn, his biggest shot fired so far in the trade war. He reiterated plans to target a further USD16bn in trade in the coming weeks, and threatened to ramp these moves up further if and when China responds.

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US Playing Hardball on Tariffs as China and EU Prepare to Retaliate