cleaning up oil spills and pollution x.z. . this is business as underdog younger how to office in berlin welcome to the u.s. china trade war escalated over the weekend with both sides slapping fresh tariffs on the other's exports and there is no deal in sight in case you've lost track here's a quick update this weekend the united states imposed levies on an additional $112000000000.00 of chinese exports while beijing is countering with curbs on $75000000000.00 u.s. dollars in goods smart speakers headphones and shoes are among the chinese products to be more made more expensive by the new u.s. tariffs beijing meanwhile will hit u.s. crude oil with a 5 percent tariff it's the 1st time all has been targeted in this dispute and this isn't the end the u.s. plans to raise existing tariffs on $250000000000.00 in chinese exports from currently 25 to 30 percent and in december