The Chinese government announced the tariffs last week, shortly after President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese products for the second time since he took office in January. The Chinese tariffs will include a levy of 15 percent on U.S. products like chicken, wheat and corn, as well as 10 percent on products like soybeans, pork, beef and fruit.

Chinese tariffs as high as 15% on a range of US agricultural goods take effect Monday, potentially exacerbating a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday railed against what he called tremendously high Canadian tariffs on dairy and lumber, and said his administration could soon impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian products.

Canada will enact a 25 percent tariff on energy flowing into parts of the U.S. on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said, as U.S. President Donald Trump plows on with his trade war with America's top trading partners.

The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China’s president appears unlikely

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

Donald Trump declared tariffs will be the “best thing” the US has ever done, despite refusing to rule out a recession. Speaking on board Air Force One on Sunday (9 March), the president said the tariffs he has imposed will make the US “rich again.