Customs retaliation
China launches investigation against Google
Shortly after the introduction of US tariffs on imports from China, the People's Republic has launched an antitrust investigation against Google. The US company Alphabet's search engine is suspected of violating the country's anti-monopoly law, the Chinese market regulator announced on Tuesday.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen No further details were given. Google is blocked in China, but the company is working with local partners.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce also added two other US companies to its blacklist: Biotechnology company Illumina and PVH Corp, which owns brands such as Calvin Klein, had discriminated against Chinese companies, the ministry said.
In the morning, additional US tariffs of ten percent on all Chinese imports into the United States came into force. A few minutes later, China responded with a package of tariffs on a range of products from the USA, such as coal, liquefied natural gas and oil, which are due to come into force on February 10.
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