월마트 등 600개사, 트럼프에 서한…"관세가 美경제 망친다"<br /><br />Hundreds of American retailers and manufacturers are urging President Trump to resolve the trade dispute with China, saying tariffs on Chinese goods will hurt the U.S. economy and consumers.<br />More than six-hundred companies and trade groups, including Walmart, Costco and Target, wrote to the White House on Thursday.<br />They say "the additional tariffs will have a significant, negative, and long-term impact on American businesses, farmers, families, and the U.S. economy".<br />Last month, the Trump Administration raised tariffs from 10 percent... to 25 percent on two-hundred billion U.S. dollars worth of Chinese goods, and has threatened to impose new tariffs on goods worth another 300 billion dollars.<br />The U.S. Trade Representative will hold public hearings on the proposed tariffs from Monday. <br />