Monday, 9 April 2018

China threatens 'Trump country' with retaliatory tariffs ahead of midterms

Tariffs on farming and manufacturing could hit battleground states such as Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota hard but experts predict a deal

As the US and China trade tariff threats, most analysts expect that talks will resolve the issue. But there are signs that an actual, short-term exchange of tariffs would be felt most acutely in battleground states like Ohio and Iowa, sometimes described as Trump country, as the midterm elections approach.

Related: Donald Trump considering new $100bn tariff on Chinese goods as trade feud escalates

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