I watch and read daily about the trade war between china and usa..OK lets do a recap

USA says china China actively puts up hurdles to market access and demands technology transfer and shelters a large number of domestic industries from competitors to allow them to develop. China is pretty openly focusing on two goals, one technology transfer, and two building up certain key industry sectors by protecting firms like the 3 hyperscale internet giants in Baidu/Tencent and Alibaba.

One in five North American-based corporations on the CNBC Global CFO Council says [b]Chinese companies have stolen their intellectual property within the last year. In all, 7 of the 23 companies surveyed say that Chinese firms have stolen from them over the past decade.

List of Apps blocked in china even before the trade war

Gmail
Dropbox
Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Calendar, Maps etc.)
Microsoft OneDrive
Slack
Google Play (i.e. no downloading Android apps)
Hootsuite
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Snapchat
Pinterest
Google+
Quora
Tumblr
Reddit
YouTube
DailyMotion
Vimeo
Twitch
Periscope
Pandora
Spotify
Soundcloud
New York Times
BBC
Financial Times
Wall Street Journal
Reuters
CNN
TIME
Google (text and voice)
Amazon (Alexa)
Yahoo
DuckDuckGo
WhatsApp
Facebook Messenger
Telegram
Line
Signal
KaKao Talk (Korean)

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US President Donald Trump has complained about China's trading practices since before he took office in 2016.

The US launched an investigation into Chinese trade policies in 2017. It imposed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese products last year, and Beijing retaliated in kind.

After months of hostilities, both countries agreed to halt new trade tariffs in December to allow for talks.

Optimism had grown over the prospect of a deal, but that faded, and now the US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products.

Beijing retaliated three days later with tariff hikes on $60bn of US goods

What tariffs are in place?

Last year, the US imposed three rounds of tariffs on more than $250bn worth of Chinese goods.

The duties of up to 25% cover a wide range of industrial and consumer items - from handbags to railway equipment.

Beijing hit back with tariffs on $110bn of US goods, accusing the US of starting "the largest trade war in economic history".

China has targeted products including chemicals, coal and medical equipment with levies that range from 5% to 25%.

It has also targeted products made in US districts with strong support for the Republicans, and goods that can be purchased elsewhere, such as soybeans.

After agreeing a truce in December, both sides began to talk.

But on Friday the US raised tariffs on $200bn of Chinese products to 25% from 10%. China retaliated but officials say the countries are still talking.

The US has also started the process for hitting an additional $300bn of Chinese goods with tariffs.

But on Friday the US raised tariffs on $200bn of Chinese products to 25% from 10%. China retaliated but officials say the countries are still talking.

The US has also started the process for hitting an additional $300bn of Chinese goods with tariffs.

Why tariffs?

Tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, in theory, make US-made products cheaper than imported ones, and encourage consumers to buy American. They are also increasingly seen as a negotiation tactic in the trade war.


What is the impact so far?

Both US and international firms have said they are being harmed.


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