Trump Casts China Tariff Net Wider — And Catches U.S. Consumers
President Donald Trump is searching for more China-made goods to tax. As the U.S. president threatens tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports, he may find it difficult to spare electronic goods, clothing and textiles that account for half of all Chinese exports to the U.S. Last week, Trump's $50 billion hit list of made-in-China goods largely focused on high-technology industries such as robotics, aerospace and cars. "They will focus on electronics,” said Fielding Chen at Bloomberg Economics.
