There had been hopes that the US and China might step away from the measures. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

China denies it will be first to impose tariffs on $34bn of US goods

 11:06 04/07/2018

Both sides made 6 July tariff threat but 12-hour time difference gives Chinese edge
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China slowdown is global economy's biggest threat, Rogoff says

 20:58 25/09/2016

The former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund has told the BBC a slowdown in China is the greatest threat to the global economy.
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