The tit-for-tat tariffs that the United States and China started imposing on each other over the past year have escalated into a full-blown trade war that could even engulf foreign-currency markets.
The latest escalation came this month when Washington threatened to add an additional 10 per cent levy on US$300 billion (S$415 billion) worth of Chinese imports on Sept 1 before backing off shortly after.
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