Trump Country May Be Hit Hardest by Chinese Tariff Retaliation

  • Rural areas vulnerable to retaliation against farm products
  • China’s initial counterstrike hits pork, key Iowa product

Stiglitz Says China Cannot Be Seen to Be Weak Amid Trade Tensions

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Trump Country looks to be hit hardest as China strikes back against new tariffs the U.S. president announced Thursday.

U.S. agriculture and the president’s rural political base are in China’s sights as it weighs retaliation after Donald Trump slapped tariffs on at least $50 billion in Chinese imports.