Trade Wars: Trump vs China
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Having implemented - then temporarily rescinded - tariffs on Canada and Mexico after both countries struck last-minute deals, Donald Trump now has his sights firmly focused on China. Following his announcement of a 10% tax on their imports to the US, China retaliated with their own. So what effect will this new trade war between the world’s two biggest economies have on China, the US and rest of the world?
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| 1:16.6 | From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. |
| 1:25.2 | I'm Manvien Rana. |
| 1:33.5 | Thank you. This is the story. I'm Manvine Rana. I'm a big believer in tariffs. |
| 1:35.4 | I think tariffs are the most beautiful word. |
| 1:37.3 | I think they're beautiful. |
| 1:38.3 | It's going to make us rich. |
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