Trump Moves to Levy Chinese Vessels in Widening Trade War

Container ships at anchor near the Port of Los Angeles.Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg

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By Joe Deaux, Ruth Liao, and Weilun Soon

April 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM UTC

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April 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM UTC

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The Trump administration took steps to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US ports, threatening to shake up global shipping routes and escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.