China's tariffs against U.S. agricultural products take effect amid a U.S.-China tariff war. President Donald Trump has targeted China with tariffs, blasting the country for involvement with fentanyl pouring into the US.

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.

The Trump White House again said it would impose hefty tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico, double current tariffs on Chinese imports, and consider new tariffs on other decades-long allies such as the 27-member European Union (EU).

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United States President Donald Trump has revealed that his country will become so rich as a result of tariffs. According to Trump, the US will make hundreds of billions of dollars from tariffs in the near future.

Canada will keep in place its retaliatory tariffs against US-made products as long as President Donald Trump persists with a trade war, said Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister-designate.

Carney navigated crises when he was the head of the Bank of Canada and when in 2013 he became the first noncitizen to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694. His app