{"id":216065,"date":"2025-02-04T21:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T21:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-president-trump-and-president-xi-about-to-turn-tariffs-into-a-trade-war-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T21:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T21:05:23","slug":"are-president-trump-and-president-xi-about-to-turn-tariffs-into-a-trade-war-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-president-trump-and-president-xi-about-to-turn-tariffs-into-a-trade-war-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Are President Trump and President Xi about to turn tariffs into a trade war? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xV4tndfrOR4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are President Trump and President Xi about to turn tariffs into a trade war? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xV4tndfrOR4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Newscast, we look at what could be the start of a trade war between the US and China.<\/p>\n<p>After postponing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, President Trump has introduced a 10% tax on all goods imports from China. Early this morning Beijing announced it would impose a retaliatory 10% levy, albeit on fewer products.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Laura Bicker, the BBC\u2019s China Correspondent and Cindy Yu from the Spectator\u2019s Chinese Whispers podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Adam speaks to journalist Ben Westhoff about the fentanyl crisis in America and why President Trump had cited it as the reason behind raising taxes on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese goods.<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/newscastcommunityhere<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Trump  #China #Tariffs #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Newscast, we look at what could be the start of a trade war between the US and China. After postponing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, President Trump has introduced a 10% tax on all goods imports from China. 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