Economy

White House threatens China with new tariffs

By Sean Higgins
Published November 28, 2018 11:03pm ET
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White House threatens China with new tariffs
Ivanka Trump and Former President Trump's pastor, Paula White, left, and Ivanka Trump, spent Tuesday deliver "Farmers to Families" food boxes at White's Florida City of Destiny church and private homes. | Photo courtesy of the Farmers to Families event.

New tariffs that would target China’s automobile trade policies could be ahead, the White House announced Wednesday.

The threat further escalates tensions between the countries just two days before President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Argentina to discuss trade policy.

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