Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026

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China reaches out to others as Trump layers on tariffs

Facing the cratering of global markets, Trump on Wednesday backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, saying countries were lining up to negotiate more favorable conditions
China retaliates with counter tariffs on US products, to implement 15% tariff on coal imported from US

Tit-for-tat against Trump tariffs, China to initiate anti-trust probe against Google
China hold onto top spot in Olympics medal tally, India in 53rd place

Besides 16 gold medals, China have won 12 silver and nine bronze medals, followed by USA with a total of 61 medals