US names Chinese products under proposed tariffs

Yuri Gripas | Reuters

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Infrastructure Initiative at the Local 18 Richfield Training Site in Richfield, Ohio, March 29, 2018.

President Donald Trump unveiled a list Tuesday of Chinese imports his administration aims to target as part of a crackdown on what the president deems unfair trade practices.

Sectors covered by the proposed tariffs include products used for robotics, information technology, communication technology and aerospace.

The announcement could further escalate friction between the United States and its largest trading partner.

On Monday local time, new Chinese tariffs on food and other products from the U.S. began, as retaliation against Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The new taxes will hit products such as pork and certain fruit and nuts coming from the U.S.

The Trump administration alleges that China has improperly taken U.S. intellectual property. The U.S. could levy tariffs on $50 billion to $60 billion of Chinese imports annually.

Some opponents of Trump’s planned tariff action, announced last month, argued it could raise prices on consumer goods.

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