“China hits back after US imposes tariffs worth $34bn”

Jul 6, 2018 | World

You may have noticed that while the Brexiteers want us to ‘Reconnect with the Rest of the World’, he who applauded them most in the Rest of the World is doing his best to disconnect from it. Trump’s trade tariffs are supposed to make the US more self-sufficient; thus much less in need of a trade deal with the likes of us. So let’s hope there’s a shortage of Dysons in Bogota or Baku. Or anywhere, really.

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