US Tariffs against China were implemented this week which was swiftly followed by retaliatory action by Beijing. We examine in detail why China appears to have taken a muted response and what implications tariffs have on global trade. We would be talking to Tommy Xie, Head of Asia Macro Research, OCBC Bank.

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Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Tags:  china,  us,  donald trump,  tariffs,  foreign policy,