Since Trump began hiking tariffs on China in 2018, the average effective tariff rate on Chinese imports has jumped from around 3% to roughly 11%, according to Trade Partnership Wo

Donald Trump looks set to reignite his tariff war with China when he returns to the White House. But a different and friendlier region will become collateral damage. Europe may well be faced with its own Trump tariffs but it’s those aimed at Beijing that could be more detrimental for the region.

China’s move to ban exports of rare metals to the US underscores the need for trade cooperation between mineral-rich Canada and its southern neighbor.