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Trump to impose another 10-percent tariff of Chinese imports due to fentanyl smuggling

# US President Donald Trump says that he would impose an added 10-percent tariff on Chinese imports while moving ahead with levies on Canada and Mexico next week, citing fentanyl smuggling. Trump had announced, then halted, sweeping 25-percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports this month over illegal immigration and deadly fentanyl, with Canadian energy to face a lower rate. The month-long pause ends on Tuesday. Trump wrote on social media that until the problem of fentanyl stops “or is seriously limited,” proposed levies will happen as scheduled.