US hits partners with new tariffs over forcer labour claims

Starting Friday, the United States will impose tariffs on sixty trading partners, covering ninety-nine percent of all imports. Per France 24, the move replaces a ten percent temporary tariff from a hundred fifty days ago, which had been introduced after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's previous sweeping tariff plan. The administration says the new tariffs specifically target goods produced with forced labour, reshaping US trade policy with major implications for global commerce.

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