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Trump threatens 10% tariffs on China starting Sept. 1

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Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (center) poses Wednesday with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (right) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, before holding talks at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the United States will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China on Sept. 1.

Trump tweeted Thursday amid slow-moving talks with China that negotiations will continue. But he blamed China for not following through on stopping the sale of fentanyl to the United States or purchasing farm goods in large quantities.

The United States has already applied tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of goods from China. China retaliated with tariffs on $110 billion in American goods, including agricultural products, in a direct shot at Trump supporters in the U.S. farm belt.

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