Trump vows 4 March tariffs for Mexico, Canada and China

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US President Donald Trump said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on 4 March along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the US from those countries. Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the fresh tariffs on Chinese imports would stack on top of the 10% tariff that he levied on 4 February over the fentanyl opioid crisis, resulting in a cumulative 20% tariff. Mr Trump first announced the new duties on Chinese imports in a post on his Truth Social site that...