President Trump on Monday directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, with plans to boost them to 25 percent in 2019, according to senior administration officials.
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Trump says ‘we just can’t make that deal’ with China, warns of more tariffs
President Trump on Wednesday said he could not accept the trade terms China is offering and said tariffs on billions of dollars in additional Chinese goods could be forthcoming. “We’ve done very well in our negotiation with China, but we’re not prepared to make the deal that they’d like to make,” Trump said in a meeting with congressional leaders. “We’ll continue to talk to China. I have great respect for President Xi. He’s really a very special guy. But right...