Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


This Time, Trump's Tariffs Will Hit US Consumers

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's trade war with China, until now
   mainly an abstraction for American consumers, is about to hit home.
   Beginning Sunday, the U.S. government will begin collecting 15% tariffs
   on $112 billion in Chinese imports -- items ranging from smartwatches
   and TVs to shoes, diapers, sporting goods,and meat and dairy products.
   For the first time since Trump launched his trade war, American
   households face price increases because many U.S. companies say they'll
   be forced to pass on to customers the higher prices they'll pay on
   Chinese imports.
   For more than a year, the world's two largest economies have been
   locked in a high-stakes duel marked by Trump's escalating import taxes
   on Chinese goods and Beijing's retaliatory tariffs.
   The two sides have held periodic talks that seem to have madelittle
   progress despite glimmers of potential breakthroughs. All the while,
   they've imposed tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of each other's
   products in a rift over what analysts say is Beijing's predatory
   tactics in its drive to become the supreme high-tech superpower.
   American consumers have so far been spared the worst of it: The Trump
   administration had left most everyday household items off its tariff
   list (valued at $250 billion in Chinese products so far) and instead
   targeted industrial goods.

.