WASHINGTON (Sept 18): US President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with China on Monday, imposing 10% tariffs on about US$200 billion ($275 billion) worth of Chinese imports, but sparing smart watches from Apple and Fitbit and other consumer products such as bicycle helmets and baby car seats.

Trump, in a statement announcing the new round of tariffs, warned that if China takes retaliatory action against US farmers or industries, “we will immediately pursue phase three, which is tariffs on approximately US$267 billion of additional imports”.

The iPhone was not among the ‘wide range’ of products that Apple told regulators would be hit by the US$200 billion round of tariffs in a Sept 5 comment letter to trade officials.

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