China on Wednesday responded to the Trump administration's planned tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products with proposed tariff increases for goods including soybeans, planes, cars, frozen beef, cotton and chemicals.

China's Commerce and Finance ministries announced that Beijing's list of 25 percent additional tariffs on US goods covered 106 items with a trade value matching the $50 billion figure.

The move by China is the latest in ongoing tit-for-tat measures between the countries.

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The announcement came after the US published a list of $50-billion worth of Chinese imports that could have tariffs imposed on them.

The US is the second-biggest soybean supplier, after Brazil, to China, which is the world's largest consumer of soybeans.

The US exports 62 percent of its soybeans and 25 percent of Boeing aircraft to China, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

The China director of the US Soybean Export Council said China's proposed tariffs on soybeans from the US was "regrettable" and "won't solve the trade imbalance."

US list to go under review

Chinese authorities had warned the US it would respond with the "same strength" after the US issued its list in response to China's intellectual property practices, the USTR said.

Chinese policies had "coerced American companies into transferring their technology and intellectual property to domestic Chinese enterprises," the trade body said.

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The Chinese tax agency said the date the tariff increases might take effect would be announced later depending on what the US government decides regarding their own list of proposed tariffs.

The list of 1,300 products published by the US Trade Representative (USTR) is to undergo further review over the next 60 days before a final decision is made on which of them, if any, will be subject to the additional 25-per-cent tariffs.

The USTR list of tariffs includes chemicals, motorcycles, electric cars and electronic components, and would affect Chinese-manufactured flat-panel televisions and light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

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Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to receive it directly here. </s> An industry group representing Walmart, Target, Apple and other major US retailers has urged the Trump administration to remove more than 650 items from a list of Chinese imports subject to future tariffs, saying that US consumers would be the ones hardest hit.

“Consumers, not China, will ultimately be the ones paying the tariffs imposed on millions of consumer products,” the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) said on Thursday.

The request came on the same day that previously announced tariffs on US$16 billion worth of Chinese imports went into effect, adding to the

The trade group was responding to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of another round of tariffs on US$200 billion more of Chinese goods.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative is finalising the list of products subject to the new duties, and the inter-agency “301 Committee” is holding six days of public hearings on the subject. The committee is named after the “Special 301 Report” into intellectual property rights released by the office in April.



The retail association’s comments follow those of other industry groups appearing before trade officials, who have heard expressions of anger and frustration as business representatives speak of the financial havoc the tariffs will impose.

US retailers have already been hit hard by the administration’s import taxes and tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, China and the EU, and the new round of tariffs will only inflict more pain.

RILA, which represents more than 200 retailers, said that it supported the administration’s goal of holding China accountable, but that “tariffs are not the answer in getting China to take action”, said Hun Quach, a vice-president of the group who will testify before the committee on Friday.

“The administration made the commitment to put minimum pain on consumers,” Quach said. “We urge the administration to keep that commitment to the American people.”

More than tariffs: China sees trade war as new US containment tactic

The association asked that more than 650 items be removed from the proposed list of products subject to duties, saying they “will make the items Americans use every day less affordable”.

Tariffs are a hidden tax that will cut into the streak of record growth, Quach said, promising to illustrate their impact on American consumers on Friday.

“Need a new mattress? Better buy it soon,” she said. “Mattresses are on the proposed 301 tariff list; 301 is a bed tax. Replacing a light bulb will be more expensive because of the tariff – 301 is a double tax every time you turn on the lights.”

“Everything you need to get ready in the morning – from bar soap, make-up, electric shavers, hair appliances and accessories, even your toilet paper, will get hit with the 301 tariff,” she said.

New tariffs on China will hit American hip pockets, say US firms

Retailers have started looking for ways to mitigate the cost increases. Walmart has asked its beauty suppliers to consider sourcing products from countries other than China, media reports this week said.

Walmart’s chief financial officer, Brett Biggs, said in an earnings call last week that the company was “closely monitoring the tariff discussions” and was “actively working on mitigation strategies, particularly in light of potentially escalating duties.”

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In July, Apple CEO Tim Cook reiterated the company's position that tariffs could have “unintended consequences” for both consumers and the economy.

In defending the tariffs, the Trump administration has cited China’s ambition to become a world leader in tech and innovation, detailed in the “Made in China 2025” plan.

The Information Technology Industry Council, which represents global technology companies such as Google and Samsung, said the administration should focus on China’s cybersecurity law, not its tech programme. </s> BEIJING: China will impose additional 25 per cent tariffs on 659 US goods worth US$50 billion in response to the US announcement that it will levy tariffs on Chinese imports, the Chinese commerce ministry said.



Tariffs on US$34 billion of US goods including agricultural products such as soybeans will take effect from Jul 6, the ministry said. Soybeans are China's biggest import from the United States by value.

The tariffs will also be applied to autos and aquatic products, the ministry said.

The list of 659 US goods was longer than a preliminary list of 106 goods published by the commerce ministry in April, although the value of products affected remained unchanged at US$50 billion.

Aircraft, included in the earlier Chinese list, were not on the revised list.

The effective date of the tariffs on the remaining US$16 billion of US goods will be announced later, according to the commerce ministry. Among the affected US$16 billion in US goods include crude oil, natural gas, coal and some refined oil products.

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday 25 per cent tariffs on US$50 billion of Chinese imports, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Trump said the tariffs would be imposed on a list of strategically important imports from China. He also vowed further measures if Beijing struck back.

"The US has ignored China's resolute opposition and solemn representation, and has insisted on adopting behaviors that violate WTO rules," China's commerce ministry said.

"This is a violation of the legitimate rights and interests that China is entitled to according to WTO rules, and is a threat to China's economic interest and security." </s> A Chinese worker checks aluminium tapes at an aluminium production plant in Huaibei, east China's Anhui province in May 2017.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving forward with a 25 percent tariff on $16 billion in Chinese goods, further escalating a trade war with Beijing.

The new tariffs will take effect on Aug. 23 and will impact 279 product lines, down from the original 284 that were proposed on June 15, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said. Products to be impacted include electronics, plastics and railway freight cars.

The tariffs are the second round of duties that the U.S. has imposed on Chinese goods in a dispute over technology. An initial round of tariffs was placed on $34 billion of Chinese products on July 6.

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More tariffs could be coming soon

President Donald Trump earlier proposed 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports. Last week, he instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to consider more than doubling those duties to 25 percent. Those tariffs could be levied in September, following a public comment period.

The latest round of tariffs comes during a breakdown of trade talks between the Trump administration and Beijing and amid a growing trade dispute that has rattled global markets.

In July, Beijing announced that it would slap an extra 25 percent duty on 545 products from the United States including soybeans, electric cars, orange juice, whiskey, salmon and cigars, in retaliation for Trump’s initial round of tariffs.

Last week, China’s Ministry of Finance it would place tariffs on an additional $60 billion of U.S. goods, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals, if Trump goes through with the threat to place duties on an additional $200 billion in Chinese products.

The ministry accused the Trump administration of damaging the global economy.

More: Trump says 'vicious' China targeting U.S. farmers on trade, urges critics to 'be cool' </s> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will begin collecting tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Aug. 23, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday as it published a final tariff list targeting 279 import product lines.

USTR said that only five product lines were deleted from a list initially proposed on June 15, but semiconductors, among the largest categories, remained on the list.

The latest list brings to about $50 billion in goods that now face a 25 percent tariff that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on Chinese imports in an escalating trade war over China’s intellectual property practices and industrial subsidy policies. China has vowed to match Washington’s tariff moves with duties on an equivalent worth of U.S. products. </s> The Trump administration has readied a proposed list of $200 billion worth of imports from China that will be hit with 10 percent tariffs, escalating an already-tense trade war between the world‘s two largest economies.



Senior administration officials said that the U.S. Trade Representative’s office will release the list of goods subject to tariffs later Tuesday night. The move also comes after the U.S. last week imposed a 25 percent tariff on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, prompting tit-for-tat retaliatory measures. China immediately began adding tariffs on 545 American imports — many of them agricultural products such as soybeans, cotton, rice, sorghum, beef, pork, dairy, nuts and produce.

Last month, President Donald Trump ordered trade officials to draw up a list of $200 billion worth of Chinese goods that would be hit with a 10 percent tariff after Beijing vowed the retaliatory moves. </s> WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Tuesday announced the next steps in the process of imposing an additional tariff of 10 percent on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports.

On May 17, USTR published a list of products imported from China that would be potentially subject to an additional 10 percent tariff. This new tariff will go into effect on September 1 as announced by President Trump on August 1.

Certain products are being removed from the tariff list based on health, safety, national security, and other factors and will not face additional tariffs of 10 percent.

Further, as part of USTR’s public comment and hearing process, it was determined that the tariff should be delayed to December 15 for certain articles. Products in this group include, for example, cell phones, laptop computers, video game consoles, certain toys, computer monitors, and certain items of footwear and clothing.

USTR intends to conduct an exclusion process for products subject to the additional tariff.

The USTR will publish on its website and in the Federal Register as soon as possible, additional details and lists of the tariff lines affected by this announcement. </s> WASHINGTON, Aug 23 — The United States today imposed steep import tariffs on another US$16 billion (RM65.62 billion) in Chinese goods in the dispute over what US officials say is the rampant theft of American technology.

That completes the first round of US$50 billion in products that President Donald Trump targeted, after US$34 billion in goods were hit with punitive duties on July 6.

China has said it will react immediately with tariffs on the same amount of US goods, targeting iconic products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, bourbon and orange juice, among hundreds of others. — AFP </s> A Chinese worker checks aluminium tapes at an aluminium production plant in Huaibei, east China's Anhui province in May 2017.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving forward with a 25 percent tariff on $16 billion in Chinese goods, further escalating a trade war with Beijing.

The new tariffs will take effect on Aug. 23 and will impact 279 product lines, down from the original 284 that were proposed on June 15, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said. Products to be impacted include electronics, plastics and railway freight cars.

The tariffs are the second round of duties that the U.S. has imposed on Chinese goods in a dispute over technology. An initial round of tariffs was placed on $34 billion of Chinese products on July 6.

More tariffs could be coming soon

President Donald Trump earlier proposed 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports. Last week, he instructed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to consider more than doubling those duties to 25 percent. Those tariffs could be levied in September, following a public comment period.

The latest round of tariffs comes during a breakdown of trade talks between the Trump administration and Beijing and amid a growing trade dispute that has rattled global markets.

In July, Beijing announced that it would slap an extra 25 percent duty on 545 products from the United States including soybeans, electric cars, orange juice, whiskey, salmon and cigars, in retaliation for Trump’s initial round of tariffs.

Last week, China’s Ministry of Finance it would place tariffs on an additional $60 billion of U.S. goods, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals, if Trump goes through with the threat to place duties on an additional $200 billion in Chinese products.

The ministry accused the Trump administration of damaging the global economy.

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative releases a list of approximately $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to be affected in its next round of tariffs.