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President Trump instructs officials to consider a further Sh10 trillion of tariffs

US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has instructed officials to consider a further Sh10 trillion ($100 billion) of tariffs against China, in an escalation of a tense trade stand-off.

These would be in addition to the $50 billion worth of US tariffs already proposed on hundreds of Chinese imports.

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