Trump threatens to double tariffs on Chinese imports, but stops short of actually doing it
by Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times
Aug 01, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to increase pressure on China to change its trade practices by directing administration officials to consider more than doubling the size of proposed tariffs he has already threatened to slap on $200 billion in imports.
But the administration stopped short of actually making such a move, raising questions about whether it was a negotiating ploy in
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