US President Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. Trade Representative to consider an additional 100 billion dollars in tariffs on Chinese imports.
Trump says the move, announced in a statement, is in response to China's $50 billion tariff proposals against the United States.
As our Washington correspondent John Clarke reports, the move significantly increases economic tension between the two countries.
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OUT: John Clarke, Washington
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