Latest targets: chickens and tires
(NEWSER) - US-China trade tensions escalated yesterday when Beijing announced it was investigating whether the US dumped auto parts and chicken products onto the Chinese market, the LA Times reports. An expert calls the retaliatory move, which comes days after the White House slapped a 35% import tariff on Chinese tires, "a turning point in US-China relations, likely to represent a trend toward subtle, if not overt, forms of protectionism from both sides." More»
