Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by US President Donald Trump took effect.

American tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico were also set to go into effect Tuesday before Trump agreed to a 30-day pause, as the two countries acted to address his concerns about border security and drug trafficking, as per an AP report.

Trump planned to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming days.

"It is being scheduled and will happen very soon," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.

This isn't the first round of tit-for-tat actions between the two countr...