White House to announce decision on Chinese tariffs

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday that the administration would make an announcement later in the afternoon regarding proposed tariffs the administration would place on China. The administration has reportedly been considering hit China with tariffs of up 25 percent on $200 billion in imported goods, up from an earlier proposal of 10 percent.

“The bottom line is the president is going to continue to hold China responsible for their unfair trade practices. This has gone on long enough and he is going to do something about it,” Sanders said in previewing the announcement.

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