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China will not retaliate against US forced labor tariffs

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China’s cool with the US’s new “forced labor” tariffs. On July 27, a commerce ministry (MofCom) spokesperson revealed for the first time that the US had committed to not raise tariffs on Chinese goods by more than 20%.

The 12.5% tariffs recently imposed by the US on Chinese goods are well within th...