CHINA/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [9-18-18] threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of trying to sway the U.S. election by targeting farmers. Trump made the accusations in a pair of Twitter posts as the two sides launched new trade tariffs in an escalating trade dispute…Beijing said it would retaliate with tariffs against $60 billion worth of American products after Trump on Monday [9-17-18] imposed 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion worth of imports from China. Trump said China was trying to use trade to undermine him with his supporters before Nov. 6 congressional election.”
–Susan Heavey, “Trump accuses China of using trade to target election, threatens retaliation,” Reuters, September 18, 2018 6:05 am