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Beijing announces reciprocal port fees on US ships docking in China

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The China-US tit-for-tat has spilled into the ports.
On Friday, China’s transport ministry (MoT) announced it will begin levying steep port fees on US ships that dock in China.
The headline: Starting October 14, US-linked ships will need to pay a “special port service fee” each time they dock at a C...