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March 23, 2018

Trump Orders Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Sparking Trade War Fears
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Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to draw up a list of $60 billion worth
of Chinese goods to be targeted for tariffs, in what the president says
is a bid to reduce the U.S. trade deficit. In response, China
immediately listed 128 U.S. products it's targeted for reciprocal
tariffs-including steel, wine, fresh fruit and pork. Trump's
announcement set off fears of a trade war and sent stock indices around
the world plummeting, with the Dow Jones losing more than 720 points
Thursday.


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