Nigeria, April 11 -- The trade war between China and the United States is escalating, as China has increased tariffs on US imports to 125 per cent, matching President Donald Trump's duties on Chinese goods.

This is in response to Mr Trump's decision to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 125 per cent on Wednesday.

Mr Trump had singled out China for an additional tariff increase while announcing a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariff imposed on several countries, including Nigeria.

The US President increased duties on Chinese goods from 34 per cent to 80 per cent after China retaliated with an equal duty.

Following that, Mr Trump raised the duty to 104 per cent, then 125 per cent on Wednesday, stacked on top of 20 per cent duties Mr Tru...