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British Steel has said US President Donald Trump's tariffs on the sector were partly to blame for the Scunthorpe plant's difficulties.
Beijing's retaliation sparked fresh market volatility, with stocks seesawing, gold prices surging and US government bonds under pressure.
Estados Unidos y China son los principales usuarios de esta ruta, por la que pasa el 5% del comercio marítimo mundial.
Beijing has consistently opposed tariff rises and said Wednesday it would take "firm and forceful" steps to protect its interests.
As the world reels from US President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century:
Trump's tariffs have roiled global markets, with trillions of dollars wiped off combined stock market valuations in recent sessions.
Losses in US financial markets were estimated at more than $6 trillion since Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs.
Trump's tariffs are almost certain to negatively impact this dynamic, say economists who see the levies lifting the price on everything from Gap t-shirts to the Apple iPhone to French wine.
European markets ended the day sharply lower, with Frankfurt and London sinking nearly five percent.
RFE/RL currently reaches almost 50 million people in countries with authoritarian regimes including Belarus, China, Iran or Russia, seeking to counter the official propaganda.
The panic came after the US president unveiled a blitz of harsher-than-expected levies aimed at countries he said had been "ripping off" the United States for years.
But critics say US businesses and consumers could bear the burden if importers pass on the cost, adding that the policy could increase risks of a recession.
AFP journalists saw fighter jets circling over the island Pingtan, the closest point on the mainland to Taiwan and where there is a military base.
Arias también es crítico del actual presidente costarricense, Rodrigo Chaves, al que acusa de recibir órdenes de Washington.
"The Chinese side's stance against imposing additional tariffs is also consistent and clear," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.
China's rise in all areas of power has been identified for years by the US as its main threat, and was behind Barack Obama's strategic Asia-Pacific pivot.
BYD said it doubled its exports in the first two months of 2025 from a year earlier, to 130,000 vehicles. It sold 4.2 million worldwide in 2024.
Baidu faces stiff competition in the consumer-facing AI sector where startup DeepSeek shook up the industry at home and abroad.
Schools in the capital will offer at least eight hours of AI classes per academic year from the semester.
