Netherlands and Germany too
As the trade war between Washington and Beijing intensifies, the United States is poised to lose out on a major gas market, and Russia could pick up the slack.
With an increase in tariffs on some $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent with another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods in the cross-hairs, Beijing has vowed to retaliate.
On Monday, it announced it will increase tariffs imposed on about $60 billion of US goods in retaliation for what it sees as President Donald Trumpâs latest escalation of the trade war. The increased tariffs will take effect on June 1, according to a statement on Chinaâs Ministry of Financeâs website. The charges will be raised on most of the goods listed on a previous retaliation list effective last September.
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HOLD FOR STORY- In this May 7, 2019, photo, Dan Bishop answers a question during a debate among Republican candidates for the 9th Congressional District, in Monroe, N.C. Republicans are deciding Tuesday, May 14 who should carry their partyâs banner in a high-profile special election for a congressional seat vacant since last yearâs election was deemed tainted by fraud. Bishop, who in 2016 sponsored the so-called âbathroom bill,â raised the most in campaign contributions, seeded with $250,000 from the Charlotte attorneyâs own bank account. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â A state senator best known as the sponsor of a headline-grabbing âbathroom billâ that voided anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people won Tuesdayâs Republican primary in a special election for a congressional seat vacant since last yearâs race was deemed tainted by fraud.
Sen. Dan Bishop topped nine other GOP candidates seeking the 9th Congressional District nomination. The Charlotte attorney raised the most in campaign contributions, seeded with $250,000 from his personal accounts.
In 2016, he sponsored House Bill 2, the law that voided a Charlotte ordinance expanding LGBT rights and prevented similar anti-discrimination rules anywhere else in the state. HB2 was nicknamed the âbathroom billâ because it also directed transgender people to use public bathrooms and showers that matched their birth sex. The measure made waves nationally and prompted boycotts by entertainers, governments and some businesses thinking about moving jobs to North Carolina.
Now, with his primary win, Bishop faces Democrat Dan McCready in the Sept 10 general election. McCready was unopposed.
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