duties came into effect on another two hundred billion dollars worth. on the other side china's imports from the u.s. last year totaled one hundred twenty nine billion dollars china responded to the u.s. terror of spy also imposing duties on fifty billion dollars worth of u.s. goods in the summer and now it's adding tariffs to a further sixty billion dollars worth. the war of words continues to here's what u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe had to say about the trade war in a t.v. interview. we know this much of the trade war by china against the united states has been going on for years. here's what's different in this administration to the extent one wants to call this a trade war we are determined to win it. china's leadership for its part accuses the united states of bullying with no sign of