US to launch public hearings on additional China tariffs next week 0 SHARES Share it! The hearings beginning Monday will end on June 25, the USTR said in a statement on Friday. Since then, Trump raised tariffs to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods and ordered his trade representative to prepare tariffs on another $300 billion, effectively covering almost all Chinese exports to the United States. The proposed tariffs on another $300 billion are a further “response to China’s unfair trade practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation,” USTR said in its statement Friday. The tariffs will hit consumer goods hard, including cellphones, laptop computers, toys, video game consoles, television sets, clothing, and footwear.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 14, 2019 22:52 UTC