US farmers raise alerts as trade war with China heats up
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The U.S. Trade Representative’s office has reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s plans to impose an additional 5% tariff on a list of $300 billion of Chinese imports, with some starting September 1st.
The administration had previously planned to impose a 10% tariff but decided to raise that amount in response to China’s retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods.
CGTN’s Dan Williams reports from Illinois, where many farmers who are attending a farm show, say they’re deeply concerned.
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