US hikes tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing vows retaliation

By THE MANILA TIMES

May 10, 2019 6:00 pm

In this Wednesday, May 8, 2019, photo, a barge pushes a container ship to the dockyard in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. (Chinatopix via AP)

BEIJING: President Donald Trump's latest tariff hike on Chinese goods took effect Friday and Beijing said it would retaliate, escalating a battle over China's technology ambitions and other trade tensions.

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