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China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won't cool down anytime soon

  • Written by Greg Wright, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced

The truce in the U.S.-China trade war is in tatters.

China said on May 13 that it will impose new tariffs on a range of American goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision to raise duties on US$200 billion in Chinese imports.

Although trade talks may continue, for now the trade war that Trump began in January 2018 is back on,...

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