Containers at the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. The first shots in a trade war between the US and China have been fired with tit-for-tat tariffs announced on July 6. Photo: AFP Containers at the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. The first shots in a trade war between the US and China have been fired with tit-for-tat tariffs announced on July 6. Photo: AFP
Containers at the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. The first shots in a trade war between the US and China have been fired with tit-for-tat tariffs announced on July 6. Photo: AFP
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A global united front is needed to combat the scourge of America’s trade war

Countries must begin talks on a new global trade agreement under World Trade Organisation to preserve multilateralism, with or without the US

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David Dodwell
David Dodwell

Updated: 8:32pm, 8 Jul, 2018

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Containers at the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. The first shots in a trade war between the US and China have been fired with tit-for-tat tariffs announced on July 6. Photo: AFP Containers at the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. The first shots in a trade war between the US and China have been fired with tit-for-tat tariffs announced on July 6. Photo: AFP
Containers at the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. The first shots in a trade war between the US and China have been fired with tit-for-tat tariffs announced on July 6. Photo: AFP
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