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China answers Trump with a bigger hammer

Beijing hit back at Trump’s new tariff barrage with a 34 percent tax on U.S. imports, plus export controls and other penalties. That made clear the White House had not projected strength so much as invited escalation.

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China answers Trump with a bigger hammer

Beijing hit back at Trump’s new tariff barrage with a 34 percent tax on U.S. imports, plus export controls and other penalties. That made clear the White House had not projected strength so much as invited escalation.

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China answers Trump with a bigger hammer

Beijing hit back at Trump’s new tariff barrage with a 34 percent tax on U.S. imports, plus export controls and other penalties. That made clear the White House had not projected strength so much as invited escalation.

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