US slaps 54% tariffs on China, shakes Asian supply chains; Beijing vows retaliation

Asian countries are among those hardest hit by Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. Chinese exports to the US now face a whopping 54% levy. High tariffs were also given to US allies Japan and South Korea, whose governments are now scrambling to respond.

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