The U.S. is going to slap China with another round of tariffs on 2-hundred billion dollars worth of Chinese goods,... following through on President Trump's recent threats to get even tougher on trade with Beijing.<br />Our Kim Mok-yeon reports. <br /> U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday released a list of additional Chinese goods worth some 200 billion U.S. dollars... that could be hit with tariffs of ten percent.<br />Lighthizer says President Trump ordered his office to begin the process in response to China's imposition of tit-for-tat tariffs of 25 percent on 34 billion dollar's worth of U.S. exports last week.<br />China's new tariffs came a matter of hours after Trump announced that the U.S. was imposing its first round of 25 percent tariffs on 34 billion dollars worth of imports on Chinese goods.<br />The U.S. Trade Representative criticized Beijing, saying its latest tariffs are (quote) "retaliation" against Washington and that they lack international legal basis or justification.<br /> The list of goods to face ten percent punitive duties includes frozen meats, fresh fish and seafood, butter, onions, and a long list of chemicals.<br /> The USTR will begin a public notice and comment process prior to the imposition of the final tariffs, which could come into effect as early as September.<br />Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. <br />
