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Audio: Tariffs Expand for Goods Going Between the United States and China

Audio: Tariffs Expand for Goods Going Between the United States and China

Trucks line up to enter a shipping berth at the Port of Oakland OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - MAY 13: Trucks line up to enter a shipping berth at the Port of Oakland on May 13, 2019 in Oakland, California. China retaliated to U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods entering the United States with a 25 percent tariff on $60 billion of U.S. goods entering China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 700 points on the news in morning trading. Trucks line up to enter a shipping berth at the Port of Oakland

Does the current trade-talk stalemate between the U.S. and China portend a larger confrontation? Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow David Lampton says yes, and shared with VOA Asia reasons for why the two countries find themselves so much at odds. Listen below (first 8 minutes):

 

 

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