China counters Trump by imposing limited tariffs on imports and launching Google probe

China has said it is imposing tariffs on a number of US products, while an antitrust investigation into Google was also announced.

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00:00China has announced it was implementing tariffs on a number of U.S. products as well as launching

00:06an antitrust investigation into U.S. company Google.

00:10The announcement on Tuesday came as the U.S. President Donald Trump's 10 percent blanket

00:15tariffs on Chinese products were set to take effect.

00:18Beijing would impose a 15 percent tariff on U.S. coal as well as a 10 percent tariff on

00:24crude oil.

00:25On Sunday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said it will challenge the U.S. tariffs by filing

00:54a petition at the World Trade Organization, WTO.

00:58Trade between China and the U.S. is vast, totaling more than $530 billion in 2024.