Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent let fly at China in the first U.S. response to Beijing’s new tariffs.
He said: ‘This escalation is a loser for them.’
China will impose 84 percent tariffs on U.S. goods from Thursday, up from the 34 percent previously announced.
It came after President Donald Trump imposed 104 percent tariffs on Beijing.
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