Trump wants to apply $50B in tariffs on Chinese goods, taking first shots in trade war

Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday that will give trade officials two weeks to come up with a list of Chinese-made products on which to put tariffs, with the goal of slapping $50 billion in punitive damages on a country the U.S. says doesn't trade fairly.

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