Fear and anger in China as Trump tariff war with US ramps up

The two largest economies in the world are now going head-to-head in a trade war that experts fear could trigger a global recession.

Donald Trump said he was raising tariffs for China to 125% - effective "immediately".

It came after Beijing announced it was levying an 84% tariff on all American imports, following Trump's original104% levy on Chinese goods entering the US.

Sky's Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith looks at the impact the tariffs are beginning to have on Chinese traders and how the country's leaders will handle the crisis.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/tariffs-latest-trumps-worldwide-tariffs-come-into-effect-with-china-facing-104-levy-13209921

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