Separately, the ministry also criticized Trump's decision to approve a possible tariff hike on billions of dollars of Chinese goods in a dispute over Beijing's technology policy. A second list of goods including wine, apples, ethanol and stainless steel pipe would be charged 15 per cent, mirroring Trump's tariff hike on aluminum. China announced a $3 billion list of U.S. goods, including apples, that it said may be hit with higher tariffs. Japan irritatedAmerican business groups have warned Trump his aluminum and steel tariffs could hurt the U.S. economy and disrupt exports. Trump, surrounded by business leaders and administration officials, prepares to sign a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House Thursday.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2018 00:14 UTC