Trump doubles steel and aluminium tariffs and threatens China and its ‘shoddy’ exports in latest trade war escalation

DONALD Trump has announced he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to 50 per cent in his latest trade war escalation.

It comes after the president’s blistering global tariffs were reinstated by a federal appeals court – just a day after they were ruled illegal and sensationally blocked.

AFPThe US President held up a chart of the tariffs he was implementing[/caption]

 While addressing workers at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania, Trump said: “We’re going to bring it from 25 per cent to 50 per cent...