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US launches another trade case against China

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department on Tuesday (Jun 12) announced another trade action involving Chinese imports, with producers of steel propane tanks…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department on Tuesday (Jun 12) announced another trade action involving Chinese imports, with producers of steel propane tanks accused of dumping and unfair subsidies.
It is the latest in a series of disputes the Trump administration has taken up against Beijing, the largest of which are the looming 25 per cent tariffs on US$50 billion in Chinese goods amid complaints the country is stealing US technology.
The frictions with the Asian giant, as well as the latest conflict will allies like Canada and the European Union have threatened to spill over into a global trade war.
The latest complaint, lodged by US manufacturers in Ohio and Tennessee, argues that China is dumping and unfairly subsidising the steel cylinders, which allegedly land on the US market at below cost, creating unfair competition for US companies, including two that filed a complaint with the Commerce Department.

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