Article 6WJ0V China raises US tariffs to 125% as Xi invites EU to team up against Trump ‘bullying’

China raises US tariffs to 125% as Xi invites EU to team up against Trump ‘bullying’

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Helen Davidson and agencies
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Chinese leader canvasses Spain and other trading partners on how to tackle economic fallout as market turmoil continues

China has raised its tariffs on US products to 125% in the latest salvo of the trade dispute with Washington, just hours after Xi Jinping said there were no winners in a tariff war".

Xi made the comments during a meeting with the Spanish prime minister in which he invited the EU to work with China to resist bullying", part of an apparent campaign to shore up other trading partners.

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