Afghanistan, Feb. 5 -- China swiftly responded to Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese goods by imposing retaliatory tariffs on American imports and launching an antitrust investigation against Google. This latest escalation in the trade war between the world's two largest economies comes as Trump simultaneously granted trade concessions to Mexico and Canada.
On February 4, the U.S. president announced that he would suspend heavy tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30 days in exchange for their commitment to stricter border control and crime prevention measures. However, at the same time, the U.S. implemented an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese imports, a move that followed repeated warnings from Trump accusing Beijing of failing to curb...