The Trump administration is expecting retaliation from China after imposing a new round of steep tariffs but is stressing that negotiations are ongoing.
The U.S. and China seemed poised to reach a deal on their yearlong trade war last week until President Trump raised tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports on Friday after a breakdown of negotiations.
“The problem is two weeks ago in China, there was backtracking by the Chinese,” White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on “Fox News Sunday.”
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