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US Commerce Department recommends hefty tariffs on steel imports
The US Commerce Department has said in a report to President Trump that imposing high tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China and other nations could help fight a global glut. China called the report "baseless."
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In his report to the president, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday recommended imposing tariffs on imports from a number of countries. He included among the options a tariff of nearly 24 percent on all products from China, Russia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Venezuela.
Other options would impose either higher tariffs or quotas on steel and aluminum imports. The recommendations are part of an investigation into the impact of the oversupply of steel and aluminum and whether the current glut undermines US national security.
China and Russia are frequently mentioned as the primary targets of the proposed sanctions which are certain to spark fears of a global trade war, if implemented.
Chinese retaliation?
In response, China's Commerce Ministry on Saturday called Ross' report "baseless," urging the United States to respect the rules of multilateral trade and to contribute to the system of international economy and trade in a positive way.
The ministry also suggested that China might make retaliatory moves by taking "necessary measures to protect its own reasonable interests," though it gave no details.
Source : dw
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