WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said China “played it wrong” after Beijing retaliated against new U.S. tariffs, unveiling countermeasures that included additional duties of 34% on U.S. goods. “China played it wrong, they panicked – the one thing they cannot afford to do!,” Trump wrote in all caps in post on […]
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Trump says China ‘played it wrong’ in retaliation against US tariffs
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said China “played it wrong” after Beijing retaliated against new U.S. tariffs, unveiling countermeasures that included additional duties of 34% on U.S. goods.
“China played it wrong, they panicked – the one thing they cannot afford to do!,” Trump wrote in all caps in post on his social media platform.
(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Susan Heavey)