President Donald Trump wants tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods despite the U.S.'s attempt to restart talks on trade, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
The president told aides to go ahead with tariffs, Bloomberg reported, citing four people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. and China have already put in place tariffs on $50 billion of each other's imports since July as tensions escalated despite several rounds of talks. Trump has criticized China's record trade surplus with the U.S. and openly questioned whether it was manipulating its currency.
Trump raised the ante, vowing to target an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods, but he hasn't officially imposed them even after a deadline passed.
Earlier this month, Trump told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One he could go after another $267 billion of goods after that.
Tariffs ranging from 5 percent to 25 percent apply to thousands of products, including cameras, recording devices, tires and vacuum cleaners.
China has vowed to respond.
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