The United States and China imposed tariff increases on an additional $16 billion of each other’s goods Thursday in a new escalation of their battle over Beijing’s technology policy.
The 25 percent penalty duties took effect Thursday at one minute after midnight, Washington time, or noon in Beijing.
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The U.S. tariffs apply to Chinese-made pumps, cutting tools and other industrial machinery, vehicles and electronic and optical components.
The Chinese government criticized the U.S. increase as a violation of World Trade Organization rules and said it would file a legal challenge.
Envoys from the two sides held talks Wednesday in Washington but there was no word on any progress toward ending the dispute.
