The Chinese Communists on Tuesday responded to convicted felon President Trump’s declaration of a trade war with 15 percent tariffs on coal and liquefied natural gas exports, 10 percent on oil, and opening an investigation into Google, with the levies taking effect Monday, the AP reports.
“The US’s unilateral tariff increase seriously violates the rules of the World Trade Organization,” the State Council Tariff Commission said in a statement. “It is not only unhelpful in solving its own problems, but also damages normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the US.”