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Trump administration advances plan for $300 billion in new China tariffs

By Sean Higgins
Published May 13, 2019 9:41pm ET
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Trump administration advances plan for $300 billion in new China tariffs
China Shipping Company and other containers are stacked at the Virginia International's terminal. | (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The White House took a step Monday toward placing new tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods by submitting the proposal for public comment.

The move comes the same day that Trump confirmed he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 Summit in Japan in late June to discuss trade.

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