Trade War between America and China Officially Begins
US President Donald Trump went ahead with his trade war despite China’s advice to abandon the move. However, Donald Trump turned a deaf ear to the Chinese government and imposed tariffs of $60 billion on Chinese imports to serve as punishment for what US President considers to be “unfair” appropriation of American intellectual property. A move that will surely add more tension on an already 'not-very-friendly' trade relations between the two biggest economies of the world.
The Cause of Conflict
Trump advised the US trade representative to set up the tariffs to almost $60 billion worth of Chinese imports after a probe of seven months into the intellectual property theft, which has been a sensitive issue in the US-China trade relations.
"We have a tremendous intellectual prope...