US ramps up tariffs on Chinese wind towers

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Commerce Department announces new tariffs as officials meet to try to resolve on-going clean tech trade battle between the two countries

The US has imposed import duties of almost 50 per cent on some Chinese-made wind turbine towers, escalating tensions further in the ongoing trade battle between two of the world's largest economies...

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