Japan’s economy risks taking another hit if US President Donald Trump slaps fresh tariffs on China, sparking a renewed US-China trade war, according the government’s chief economist.

China is President Donald Trump's prime target for a trade war — again. But China already put its boxing gloves on. In his first term, Trump slapped high tariffs on a range of Chinese goods. This time,

Donald Trump has wasted no time in making sweeping changes to US economic policy. On his first day back in the White House, on January 20, he announced a series of executive orders and threats to impose tariffs on key trading partners by February 1.