US-China trade tariffs: Beijing calls new duties politically motivated

state-driven production. Steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports by the United States, including a 100% duty on electric vehicles, go into effect on Friday. The US says the hikes will protect its strategic industries at home, from China's state-driven production. Chinese officials say the tariffs are unfair, and politically motivated. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports from Beijing. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeera live tv news English #al jazeera live #al Jazeera #al jazeera English #china #us #economy