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President announces new tariffs on China

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The United States is planning to put tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods.

White House officials say the list of products impacted by the 25% taxes will be announced in June.

The tariffs will go into effect shortly after that.

The taxes could trigger inflated prices and weaken the global economy.

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