Latin American countries are setting tariffs on Chinese steel, reflecting similar actions by the US and Europe. This shift indicates a cooling in their previously warm trade relations with China. The measure comes as a response to the surge in Chinese steel, which has risen from 80,500 tons in 2000 to nearly 10 million tons […]
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