Washington | China now faces tariffs up to 245 per cent on imports to the United States due to its retaliatory actions, the White House has said, as the trade war escalated between the world's two largest economies.

China now faces tariffs of up to 245 per cent on exports to the United States, according to a White House fact sheet, in response to its retaliatory trade measures. The move follows Beijing’s directive to Chinese airlines to suspend further deliveries of Boeing aircraft,

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President Donald Trump‘s administration has hiked tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S. by up to 245%, as per a fact sheet released by the White House on Apr. 15. Trump signed an executive order launching an investigation into the national security risks posed by American reliance on imported critical minerals and their derivatives.

The White House said China is now facing up to a 245 percent tariff on imports to the U.S. "as a result of its retaliatory actions," another escalation in a trade war between the world's two largest economies.