Dhaka, April 16 -- China has instructed its domestic airlines to suspend deliveries of aircraft from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, according to reports on Tuesday (April 15), as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to escalate.

The move comes amid a deepening trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. Since the beginning of President Donald Trump's administration, the U.S. and China have been engaged in a tit-for-tat tariff battle.

Washington has imposed tariffs of up to 145% on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to respond with retaliatory duties of up to 125pc on U.S. goods.

Beijing has condemned the U.S. measures as unlawful "bullying," and dismissed further tariff increases as counterproductive.

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