The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 19, 2018 U.S.-China Trade War Ramps Up with Retaliatory Chinese Tariffs -------------------------------------------------------------- China hit back at President Trump's recently announced tariffs on the country by confirming its planned tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. products. The tariff rates were lowered from previous proposals and continues the ongoing trade war between the two nations. In response, Trump warned that he may impose additional tariffs on all remaining Chinese goods. .