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China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in latest escalation of trade war

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68% Informative

The U.S. trade war with China continues to escalate with no apparent end in sight.

Beijing announced it would raise rates on American goods in retaliation to President Trump ’s sharp increase in tariffs.

Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for PBS News Hour .

Courtney Norris is the deputy senior producer of national affairs for the NewsHour .

VR Score

75

Informative language

79

Neutral language

29

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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