china hits back matching the levies targeting u.s. goods like cars soybeans and boxes and the u.s. president threatens to slap judi's on everything chinese. i've been fizzling let's do business the u.s. went ahead and did what it said it put introducing its levies on chinese imports that china says it's already responded with retaliatory measures on american goods the u.s. levies affect hundreds of chinese products cars planes and hard drives to the tune of thirty four billion dollars another sixteen billion worth coming in the next couple weeks and that amounts to fifty billion but while china matches those tariffs u.s. president or trump now says he may really turn up the heat increasing those tariffs from fifty billion to five hundred billion dollars worth of chinese imports as roughly the total amount of u.s. imports from china last year. we effect would be devastating that's police in adolescent amrita now they've got to talk about this. let's start with the effect of today's tariffs i guess any effect the marginal correct me if i'm wrong yes that is correct it is their estima

went ahead and did what it said it would introduce it is threatened levies on chinese imports now china says it's already responded with retaliate retaliate tree measures on u.s. goods u.s. levies affect some eight hundred chinese products we're talking calls blades and hard drives to the chewed of thirty four billion dollars meanwhile china's tariffs are likely to target u.s. agricultural products such as soybeans and pork in the conflict could escalate further u.s. president donald trump said he has terrorist plans on over five hundred billion dollars worth of chinese imports meanwhile the u.s. chamber of commerce in china was that further escalation would have devastating effect as it's calling for talks to avoid a full blown trade tool. let's bring in a fan here gonzalez it is that captive director of the international trade center the joint development agency of the united nations and the world trade organization geneva thank you very much for joining us on the program now the latest that we've heard from china is that this move from the united states represents the overtures to th

levies of its own the next in the firing line is germany's treasured. is the chancellor. get it right now we're witnessing something felt which we've always considered a constant namely the role of multilateral organizations we now have tariffs on a limb in yemen still and we have a far more serious issue too should levies be raised on cars imported to the u.s. . with and ladies and gentlemen this has the traits of a trade conflict i'm not ready to call it anything else just yet. but it is worth putting all our efforts into trying to defuse this conflict before it does become a war though of course both sides have to be involved and that's really why that medical speech comes ahead of european commission president trip to the u.s. later this month for trade talks e.q. has a lot to lose in this conflict one compelling reason to stand together but analysts also say without reform the block is too weak to win big battles. so is the e.u. ineffectual and bogged down a visit to athens might suggest otherwise after years of financial crisis greece with the e.u.'s help has turned

the twenty five percent levy will apply to a host of technological products the value of the measures thirty four billion dollars china's response a range of tariffs on american goods also worth thirty four billion dollars also from friday and this could only be the beginning washington has a ready threatening further action prompting china to accuse the us of fueling a trade war. may have noted that the us has again threatened to impose new tariffs on the five hundred billion us dollars worth of chinese products. not only that it's also made this kind of threat to other countries and regions. far tulip least of the regime. and further escalation could have profound effects european companies operating in china fear they could end up on the front lines of the trade battle. and there are also concerns that the dispute could slow global growth. let's look at the damage bill with in our financial correspondent in frankfurt conrad this trade war isn't even in full swing but we're already seeing companies shifting production altering their supply chains bring us up to date on the damage. w

use levy of ten percent on imports from the u.s. quite a difference there but those figures only tell half the story when it comes to s.u.v.s and pickup trucks the u.s. auto industry's main source of income european cars a subject to an import tariff of twenty five percent the u.s. is only hit with ten percent now that twenty five percent tariff dates all the way back to one thousand nine hundred sixty three it was known as the chicken tax a response to tariffs that france and west germany imposed on imports of american chicken just goes to show trade tensions are nothing new but the damage they could inflict could be exponentially larger this time considering the global supply chains of today that are so interconnected and vital for just in time deliveries of pots u.s. analysts on hailing horsed how the road ahead would look with auto tariffs from washington. well it would be very very damaging especially for the german export industry especially with for the auto industry germany shipping six hundred thousand cars. every year you

put levies on jeans peanut butter whiskey and motorbikes trump in turn is now considering whether to impose half the levies on european vehicles so can the president of the european commission find an exit door from an all out trade war i asked any you expert i don't think that you should try and go shit with mr trump i don't think this is the right time for that and quite frankly i don't think that would help what is important is the fun of the system in tools as they exist and try and point out the obvious naming a trade was a very very damaging younger as no concrete proposal to take to the us his primary goal is to calm tensions with washing for the first time in decades global free trade looks like it's under serious threat it's unsettling unless of course you are convinced that you will just win trade wars aren't so bad. governments pakistan is electing a new parliament today they'll be a little time to celebrate for the winner with polling now marred by serious violence we've just heard about yet another bomb attack in the news and while the economy is growing much remains to

but for now washington is the threatening to expand its terrorists to cause after slapping levies on steel and on a minium the e.u. has responded in kind. matters has this look at what's at stake. it's a tweet that struck brussels like a thunderbolt trade wars are good and easy to win that's the message the american president sent over the atlantic on march first a week later came this announcement today i'm defending america's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum the e.u. managed to get a temporary exemption but china was ready to retaliate when we see one we don't want to trade war with the u.s. or with any other country but if china's interests are damaged then we'll have to take measures to defend our interests. on april second china announced punitive tariffs on one hundred twenty eight u.s. products while the e.u. still try to convince trump to change its mind. their position is it will decide we had an exchange of views on the current state of affairs at the negotiations. we have to deal with common global challenges rejoining of great

did the same or trump has touted import levies on european cars as his next move in the trade dispute but the us president is under pressure from american business leaders who say a hike on import levies would hurt them as well. well kevin heitman is director of foreign trade policy and economic development at the association of german chambers of commerce and industry to explain to us what is going on behind the scenes this is very exciting we've only got hours left leaders a scrambling and suddenly the u.s. ambassador holds a secret meeting in berlin with auto executives well first of all it's good they were talking about reducing chose not about raising tariffs any more and that's what they were talking about the issues that are ongoing right now in the water trade but the. german automobile manufacturers and the best that they can do it so you can unit who's doing the trade policy and of course they have to reduce the always tariffs that we've already got merkel saying it sounds like a good idea but she's talking about from the quotes i've seen cutting tariffs not slashing them al

on friday china's measures of much the american levies dolphin dollars instead of making trades are truly free and fair donald trump often says he wants it to break the measures could end up causing a downward spiral of trade barriers as americans partners retaliate the chinese say they have no choice. the response to trump's tariffs on chinese goods was swift. but at a meeting in bulgaria premier league was quick temper sighs his country's reluctant resolution to come out on top. our view is that trade war is never a solution for china would never start a trade war but if any party resorts to increase terrorists then china will take measures in response. so far beijing has mirrored washington's tariffs slapping twenty five percent duties on goods ranging from cars to soybeans and seafood. the u.s. signaled it could up the ante announcing fresh levies and hinting at half a trillion dollars worth of chinese goods could be in the crosshairs the threat of a full blown economics arms race has many observers worried. illicit as in years it took than it is and the united states is trying

dressed her 3-year-old son levi in his bright green crab hunting shirt. >> levi was so proud. of the kids. we're all just over there kind of cleaning up and waiting for it to get dark. no one was drinking. i wasn't on my phone. i was wiping up spaghetti os. >> levi asked for a snack and nicole gave him an extra treat. >> i'm going to give him this brownie. i broke it in half. it was very small. put half of it in his bowl, watching tv with all the kids, sitting on the couch watching tv. and then i don't know. i have relived this, retraced my steps, what was i even doing. i don't know. i put the brownie in my mouth. i didn't sit down. i didn't have a conversation with anybody. i said, well, i'm going to go -- i assumed levi was sitting on the couch. i knew my middle daughter was on the other side with my older daughter and i was going to go put her crabbing shirt on her. i'm going to do this quickly. i walked out of heavy doors and intentionally, because i always did, because i took water safety seriously, intentionally looked over the balcony and saw my son in his crab hunting

levies a fax on eight hundred chinese products we're talking cars planes and hard drives to the tune of thirty four billion dollars in while china's retaliatory tariffs target u.s. agricultural products legislate beans and the chinese are turning their response into a propaganda victory. ever since u.s. president ronald trump first announced tariffs on chinese exports beijing has been open about their own plans for a tell you treat tariffs on u.s. soil beans among other products for american farmers soybeans used to be one of the top exports now china is working hard to increase its own soybean output furthermore beijing is scoring political points by opening its doors to other asians why produces the chinese government has announced plans to scrap tariffs on soybean imports from india bangladesh laos and sri lanka they also announced that they would reduce tariffs on other products from asian countries despite president trump's claims that it would be easy to win a trade war american farmers are already finding themselves on the losing side. meanwhile the president is ready to furth

is vowing to strike back with levies on some two hundred fifty billion euros worth of u.s. exports joining forces against trump for the e.u. that could be a show of solidarity and strength. while it see what the other side is doing the u.s. department of commerce has temporarily lifted part of the sales ban on chinese tech giant. the ban almost shut down the company in april when washington accused it of continuing to violate sanctions against iran and north korea now restrictions have been lifted at least for the meantime. the temporary reprieve is only until the end of july and conditions under which that t.-e. will be allowed to resume business as strict the chinese tech giant will be able to maintain existing telecom networks and mobile phones in the usa and to carry out security patches to continue operating the company must pay a one billion dollar fine replace its executive team and hire u.s. compliance officers it was only in april that the company suspended most operations after the commerce department imposed a seven year ban from buying u.s. components and techno

kicks off a trade war by imposing steep levies on chinese imports this friday china retaliates . and moving back factories to germany how the tech sector is seeing a shift in manufacturing jobs from asia to europe. it's hard for business on the w. ho you know i guess it's good to have you with us the trade dispute between the world's top two economies is showing no signs of letting up with just hours to go until china and the u.s. impose billions of dollars worth of tariffs on each other the question is not only how this will impact business but what will happen next u.s. tariffs on chinese goods go into effect on friday. the twenty five percent levy will apply to a host of technological products the value of the measures thirty four billion dollars china's response a range of tariffs on american goods also worth thirty four billion dollars also from friday and this could only be the beginning washington is a ready threatening further action prompting china to accuse the u.s. of fueling a trade war. no said that the us has again threatened to impose new tariffs on the five hundre

stefan levy, bbc news.le of all ages were out to enjoy the spectaclem is very beautiful, very beautiful. it was great being here and the moon was very beautiful. more so with this telescope. it was very interesting to see at the beginning, when the moon appeared, when it became very clear, and bit by bit, big bird throwing shadow. i thought it was very pretty and i like to planet mars very —— even more which you could see right into the moon. 0ver you could see right into the moon. over the coming days, mars will be at its closest point to earth since 2003, but the lunar eclipse doesn't just coincide with the red planet's close approach. skywatchers will also be treated to a particularly good few of venus, jupiter and saturn. and if you didn't manage to catch this year's when eclipse, you can take solace in the knowledge that the next one is a mere six months away. stefan levy, bbc news. female skippers have taken first and second place in the clipper round the world yacht race — a first in team ocean racin

signaled it could up the ante announcing fresh levies and hinting at half a trillion dollars worth of chinese goods could be in the crosshairs the threat of a full blown economics arms race has many observers worried. illicit doesn't is he took any of this on the united states is trying to get advantages through pressure and threats if it doesn't work then we'll be in a dangerous spiral and there can only be losers the losers also include americans who rule states is supported trump could be especially in hard hit many export agricultural goods to china but for now at least beijing is looking elsewhere to feed its population. all right it's a very complex topic that i now want to discuss with our colleagues in the united states in washington we're now joined by our correspondent clear richard sunday dolly financial correspondent joining us from the new york stock exchange and yes i want to start with you let's start with the immediate consequences here what can we expect will happen to the u.s. economy. well i mean that really depends. what steps we might see further from you as presi

are in danger if donald trump goes ahead with the levies on car imports. this plant in the mexican city of steel are always run by american multinational general motors each year it produces four hundred times and pick up trucks destined for the u.s. market. it's just the kind of operation u.s. president donald trump has tried to clamp down on he wants american carmakers to produce at home. but such protectionist rhetoric often overlooks the importance of america's own export markets staying with the example of general motors some five thousand of the company's employees in the united states produce parts which are assembled in mexico. if the united states follows through on its threat to impose tariffs on car imports the cost of pickup trucks in the u.s. would be very likely to increase for general motors that could mean job losses in both mexico and the united states and that's just one example of the potentially disruptive effect of the protection. measure. the lines of force in the be a manufacturers which represents several major car makers is due to

to prevent that brussels imposing twenty five percent tariffs though not on all imports you in levies will only apply to steal in excess of the normal impulse. amazon's day of deep discount deals known as prime day has once again set the online retailer sales to new records as despite technical glitches and strikes across warehouses in europe workers walked out to demand better conditions and not for the first time. in europe amazon workers have long clamored for change their complaints range from inadequate wages an unhealthy working environment stringent efficiency quotas and penalties for taking sick or pregnancy leaves thousands have walked off the job again starting in spain last week with industrial action moving to italy france england germany and poland and some are still protesting today the strikes have become increasingly common for amazon in recent years l b a quid seemingly little effect on the bottom line. now that e-commerce sales have risen steadily at amazon for more than seventy four billion to reach close to one hundred seventy eight billion dollars in just five yea

took effect as washington's clock struck midnight on friday china's measures matched the american levies dollar for dollar instead of making trade truly free and fair and says he wants it to be the measures could end up causing a downward spiral of trade barriers as american partners retaliate the chinese say they had no choice. the response to trump's tariffs on chinese goods was swift. but at a meeting in bulgaria premier league was quick temper sighs his country's reluctant resolution to come out on top. our view is that create war is never a solution china would never start a trade war but if any party resorts to increase terrorists then china will take measures in response. so far beijing has mirrored washington's terrace slapping twenty five percent duties on goods ranging from cars to soybeans and seafood. the u.s. signaled it could up the ante announcing fresh levies and hinting at half a trillion dollars worth of chinese goods could be in the crosshairs the threat of a full blown economics arms race has many observers worried. and it doesn't is it up than it is and the united st

you are going to go between the levies. of course, very soon after, the levies were completed, dallas was saved from a 500 year flood that would have ravaged the city. it is an amazing -- it is fortuitous and amazing. what we are trying to do now is imagine a way that we can make the floodway more usable. and, obviously, you do not collaborate with nature. you do not take hints from nature. you do what you're told to do. like, it is just like, most of our relationships with our moms. were, to my mother, anyway. you do not do what you're told, there are far worse punishments than what would come from your father. [ laughter ] and, mother nature insists in the trinity, that we really understand what is happening there. now, what is peculiar laura -- about that is that none of the water flows naturally. it is entirely regulated through a series of dams and reservoirs upstream. it is very unusual. would say in a nutshell, i could describe our -- approaches this. the river currently occupies a small, and very uncomfortable chann

levies of it so the next step potentially tariffs on vehicles made in europe a move which would hurt car exporting germany heart take a listen now to the chancellor speaking of parliament a deescalation in the trade brinkmanship. could it but right now we're witnessing something falter which we've always considered a constant namely the role of multilateral organizations we now have tariffs on a limb in human steel and we have a far more serious issue to levies be raised on cars imported to the u.s. because of the import with all and ladies and gentlemen some of this has the traits of a trade conflict i'm not ready to call it anything else just yet but it's a lot but it is worth putting all our efforts into trying to defuse this conflict before it does become a war though of course both sides have to be involved in all of that something and that's really why that. what a warning there from chancellor merkel in her speech came as the european commission president headed to the u.s. for talks with washington the e.u. well has a lot to lose in a trade conflict with the united states whi

ca nada's countermeasures against the trump administration's steel and aluminium levies have come intoous us metals products. on top of that, levies of 10% have also been imposed on more than 250 us goods like beer kegs, whiskey and orange juice. (tx 00v) "the european union is possibly as bad as china, "the european union is possibly as bad as china, only smaller," us president donald trump said in an interview broadcast sunday. trump went on to say, "they send a mercedes in, we can't send our cars in. look what they do to our farmers. they don't want our farm products. we don't protect ours and they protect theirs". let's show you the financial markets before we move on. that figure was friday's close. we are seeing some losses in japan. friday's close. we are seeing some losses injapan. we have a weaker euro because of the concerns in germany, the political concerns but south korean shares and australian shares all headed lower as well including a stock in china. andy murray has said he's pulling out of this year's wimbledon tournament, which begins today. the two—time champion has

use valley to strike back with levies on some two hundred fifty billion euros worth of u.s. exports joining forces against trump for the e.u. that could be a show of solidarity and strength. it's talk about this with our financial correspondent in frankfurt conrad what sort of financial or fighting position is the e.u. actually in. as of course a very difficult position let's not forget that the europeans to have a lot to chris to try to size because of the china some of those you know business practices policy practices they're one aspect might help the europeans when they talk to the united states if you include services financial services for example or the business of the large american internet companies then the european union actually doesn't have a trade surplus with the americans it's the u.s. who has a surplus this of course this aspect should be included if you talk about just and fair solutions in trade now here's a funny sidelines of the whole trade dispute trump has been very critical of harley davidson for wanting to pull out some of its production out of the

levies china is said to retaliate and could dent american auto manufacturers too. and banking consolidation how the french just making their way into the german financial market. i've been for all unless your business china says. it's fully prepared for. hopes of a breakthrough in tensions with the u.s. a fading asian stocks say more wall street washington. slap each other with thirty four billion dollars in tabs on friday trade for a company with china. to encounter obstacles in the u.s. seven years that's how long the united states has been mulling over whether to allow china mobile to enter its marcus finally a decision is near and the answer most likely is no response from the chinese foreign ministry fiery by its standards at least. two areas the united states to abandon cold war thinking zero sum games and act of data concepts and to view the relevant issue correctly to stop guessing and posing an unreasonable pressure on chinese companies here and instead to provide a good and fair and mire meant for them to operate to do more to increase mutual trust and co

went ahead and did what it said it would introducing its levies on chinese imports that china says it's already responded with a trade measures on american goods the u.s. levies affect hundreds of chinese products cars planes and hard drives to the tune of thirty four billion dollars another sixteen billion worth in the next couple weeks that amounts to fifty billion in all that while china matches those tariffs u.s. president donald trump has said he may really turn up the heating creasing those tariffs from fifty billion to five hundred billion dollars worth of chinese imports that's roughly the total amount of u.s. imports from china last year. that's police in adolescence and rita now they got to talk about this. let's start with the effect of today's tariffs i guess any effect the marginal correct me if i'm wrong yes that is correct it is their estimates are that if this is caps continue along these lines then. we expect about zero point two percent of g.d.p. to be hit in china are going to be lesser than the united states and how will it hit the fear is that if you're sorry the fe

call all the trade war just yet when it comes to china washington still plans to implement fresh levies in a matter of hours in beijing. mrs day hit straight back. plus a warning from jack you a landrover the british comedy says a bad break that deal means it could well leave the u.k. altogether. bases your business of daytime elena home free glad you could join me could there be a reproach mountainside when it comes to trade relations between the u.s. and the e.u. the u.s. ambassador to germany has held a meeting with representatives from the likes of b.m.w. and diana here. now richard grenell said the white house would be willing to accept her moving move import tariffs if the e.u. would do this a u.s. president donald trump is touted import levies on european cars as his next move in this trade dispute that the us president has come under pressure from american business leaders saying an increase in import tariffs would hurt them as well so with the possibility of a good songs on the table i asked our financial correspondent call that boson whether that was having an impact on cautio

put levies on jeans peanut butter whiskey and motorbikes trump in turn is now considering whether toimpose half the levies on european vehicles so can the president of the european commission find an exit door from an all out trade war i asked any you expert i don't think they used to trying to negotiate with mr trump i don't think this is the right time for that and quite frankly i don't think that would help what is important is the fun of the system and tools as they exist and try and point out the obvious naming a trade was a very very damaging younger as no concrete proposal to take to the u.s. his primary goal is to calm tensions with washing for the first time in decades global free trade looks like it's under serious threat it's unsettling unless of course you are convinced that you will just win trade wars aren't so bad. and here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. in pakistan a suicide bomber has killed dozens outside a polling station kreta the attack comes as millions across the country vote in taipei contested parliamentary elections. coming to you l

put levies on jeanne's peanut butter whiskey and motorbikes trump in turn is now considering whether to impose half the levies on european vehicles so can the president of the european commission find an exit door from an all out trade war i asked any you expert i don't think they used to trying to negotiate with mr trump i don't think this is the right time for that and quite frankly i don't think that would help what is important is the fun of the system in tools as they exist and try. and point out the obvious namely the trade was a very very damaging younger as no concrete proposal to take to the u.s. it's primary goal is to calm tensions with washing for the first time in decades global free trade looks like it's under serious threat it's unsettling unless of course you are convinced that you will just with trade wars aren't so bad. south africa's ruling party the a.n.c. is taking the first steps toward redistributing land from white farmers to black people some twenty four years after the end of apartheid the majority of agricultural land remains in the hands of white farmers a

put levies on jeems peanut butter whiskey and motorbikes trump in turn is now considering whether to impose half the levies on european vehicles so can the president of the european commission find an exit door from an all out trade war i asked any you expert i don't think the use of trying to go shoot with mr trump i don't think this is the right time for that and quite frankly i don't think that would help what is important is the fun of the system and its rules as they exist and try and point out the obvious namely the trade was a very very damaging younger as no concrete proposal to take to the u.s. its primary goal is to calm tensions with washing for the first time in decades global free trade looks like it's under serious threat it's unsettling unless of course you are convinced that you will just win trade wars aren't so bad. facebook is setting up a subsidiary in china the internet giant finally obtained a license to do business in the country where its ocean media platform is blocked facebook says it's establishing a take up to support chinese developers and start ups the c

prices levy some pittance of dollars' worth of chinese that imports beijing is describing the dispute as the largest trade war in history. i don't sources thailand slowdown the aphis to free the children the trapped in a flooded cave system to fishel leading the rescue operation says the twelve boys and the football coach are not yet ready to make the dive to think that rescuers want to give them more time despite fears the conditions could last. so welcome to the program belgium of just dumped world cup favorites brazil out of the competition with a two one victory in the quarter final clash the game and cazan has just finished and the images of fans absorbing the news belgium are braced and say well they would be fifth they were that belgium right center to know first half later before brazil pulled one back in the second half but it was robots or martinez as belgium who hung on and find themselves in the semifinals they will face france of tuesday so first it was germany the top ranked team in the world cup crashing out in the group stage now it's brazil the second round to take. t

use vowing to strike back with levies on some two hundred fifty billion euros worth of u.s. exports joining forces against trump for the e.u. that could be a show of solidarity and strength. that's. enough financial correspondent in frankfurt conrad what sort of fighting position is the e.u. in. in a very difficult position europe is sort of sitting on the fence between the u.s. and china let's not forget also the europeans have a lot to criticize when it comes to chinese business practices and business policies but the americans don't seem to understand that they could in a unified way tackle those problems with china also when talking about the trade balance both sides europe and america seem to have fundamental misunderstandings if you include in the calculation the services for example and the large business that many large american internet companies have here in europe and it's not the e.u. that has the trade surplus it's the americans but the trumpet that administration doesn't seem to acknowledge this is another strange one from the trump administration trump blastin

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levies a 2.5% tariff on cars that come to us from europe. a first step toward the president's zero tariff solution would be to make these tariffs the same. now, my late friend alex haley once told me that if i begin a speech by saying let me make a speech, let me tell you a story, someone might actually listen to what i have to say. so let me tell you a story about how tariffs affect tennessee. this is a story about a canadian company. onward manufacturing company that eight years ago had a choice between locating its new plant either in the united states or in china. the company chose dixon, tennessee, where today about 300 tennesseans have good-paying jobs making broil king gas grills, which the company then exports to canada and europe. the company decided on tennessee instead of china because nafta made it possible, the north american free trade agreement made it possible to buy materials and parts to manufacture their grills in the u.s. and canada without paying tariffs. there is the advantage of zero tariffs. broil king buys the steel

congress and not the president is vested with the power to levy tariffs. you can't tariff your way to economic strength and growth. the imposition of tariffs are a race to the bottom. you impose tariffs, another country responds by imposing their own tariffs. and in the end, consumers get hurt. because it hurts demand. it hurts profits. and you know this better than anybody else. if congress wants to stop tariffs, it has one option. pass a law with a veto proof majority that ends the tariffs or strips the president of his authority to impose tariffs. so while its somewhat helpful that you're here appealing to your elected representatives to provide you with some relief, just so that you can do what it is you do everyday. to help contribute to the growth and the strength of the american economy. we're not exercising our constitutional authority to help you. you should be indig indignant about that. from what i heard from the introductions you traveled quite a distance here to appeal to congress about something that's hurting your business directly or the co