China hits retaliation button, launching tariffs as trade war with U.S. starts
This story is being published for POLITICO as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. It originally appeared on scmp.com on July 6, 2018.
After three rounds of failed talks, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies is on.
On Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said China had imposed countermeasures after America’s tariffs came into force.