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Trump says tariff on Chinese imports could come as soon as Feb 1

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US President Donald Trump has voiced fresh concerns about China that threaten to spark a global trade war. He has suggested a blanket duty on imports of Chinese goods because of that country's failure to crackdown on the supply of key ingredients that go into the synthetic opioid, fentanyl. The US president also called China - America's second-biggest trading partner - an "abuser" and said the tariffs could take effect on Feb 1. Tan Yew Guan, Nick Harper and Neha Poonia report.

US President Donald Trump has voiced fresh concerns about China that threaten to spark a global trade war. He has suggested a blanket duty on imports of Chinese goods because of that country's failure to crackdown on the supply of key ingredients that go into the synthetic opioid, fentanyl. The US president also called China - America's second-biggest trading partner - an "abuser" and said the tariffs could take effect on Feb 1. Tan Yew Guan, Nick Harper and Neha Poonia report.

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