Trade lovers are slowly figuring out how best to respond to the dangers as Donald Trump continues to stretch his economic sleight by imposing tariffs on goods, according to watchers.  ,
New tariffs from China began on some American goods on Monday ( 10 February ), including 15 % on coal and liquefied natural gas, and 10 % on crude oil, agricultural machinery, and large-engine vehicles.  ,
Beijing made the announcement just moments after US sweeping charges of 10 % on all Chinese goods went into effect last Tuesday.  ,
Authorities said China, after going through a tit-for-tat business spit during Trump’s first president, is prepared this moment around, warning that Beijing may react with more than just tariffs.  ,
” China’s clearly got the mid-term to long-term game”, said Alex Capri, a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore ( NUS) Business School.  ,
” When it comes to the broader geopolitical competition between China and the US… ( China could ) look at things like conducting anti-monopoly type investigations, performing ( stiffer ) audits of ( US) firms in China, and ( exerting ) export controls and restrictions”.