Trade wars intensify as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take force, sparking swift retaliation

[HKFP] - 03/4/2025

By Beiyi Seow with Marion Thibaut in Montreal and Matthew Walsh in Beijing Mounting trade wars between the United States and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China kicked in, sparking swift retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa. Stinging US (…)



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