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American condoms, perfumes, wines target of China’s tariffs

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
May 31, 2019
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China’s retaliatory tariffs will target American goods, especially condoms, perfume, wine and pianos.

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These cocktail of American products will be hit by a steep increase in Chinese tariffs on Saturday as Beijing retaliates in an escalating trade war.

The move will cap a week that was marked by a heated war of words and Chinese threats to curb exports of rare earths, which are key to US tech industries, after President Donald Trump blacklisted telecom giant Huawei.

Washington and Beijing resumed their tariffs battle earlier this month after trade talks in Washington ended without a deal, with the US side accusing Chinese negotiators of reneging on previous commitments.

The countries have exchanged tariffs on 360 billion dollars in two-way trade so far.

Trump more than doubled punitive tariffs on 200 billion dollars in Chinese goods to 25 per cent, and launched the process to hit nearly all remaining imports from the Asian country.

China responded by announcing that it would increase tariffs on 60 billion dollars in American products on June 1, giving some room for a potential resolution which has not materialised.

Since then, China has warned that the US must show “sincerity” if negotiations are to resume and angry officials accused Washington this week of engaging in “naked economic terrorism.”

The US tariffs appear to have already had an impact on Chinese manufacturing activity, which contracted more than expected this month, official data showed on Friday.

Now China is hitting back Saturday with tariffs ranging from five per cent to 25 per cent on 5,410 products.

Those facing the 25 per cent hike include:

– Beauty products such as perfume, eye makeup and lipstick.

– Kitchenware such as ovens, microwaves and coffee machines.

– Sports equipment including tennis table balls, badminton rackets and footballs.

– Pianos and string instruments.

– Liquor including gin, wine and tequila.

– Other items include condoms, diamonds, industrial robots, tires, fabric, wood and toys.

Tariffs are not the only weapons in the trade war.

The Trump administration has issued orders to curtail Huawei’s access to American components it needs for its equipment — though a 90-day reprieve was issued.

Chinese state media suggested this week that Beijing could hit back by stopping exports of rare earths to the United States, cutting off key materials used to make everything from smartphones to televisions and military equipment.

Chinese mines accounted for 71 per cent of the world’s rare earths production in 2018, according to the US Geological Survey, down from 80 percent in 2017 and 95 percent a decade ago.

Cutting off exports to the US could give Beijing leverage in trade talks as China supplies 80 per cent of the rare earths imported by the United States.

But analysts say China may be reluctant to target the materials because it could hasten a global search for alternative supplies of rare earths.

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