Trump eyes 10% tariff on China on Feb. 1, vows to hit EU

President complains fentanyl is being sent from China to Mexico and Canada

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 21 that his administration is considering a 10% tariff on imports from China, blaming it for sending fentanyl to Canada and Mexico. © Reuters

 (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing imposing a 10% tariff on goods imported from China on Feb. 1 because fentanyl is being sent from China to Mexico and Canada.

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he had already imposed large tariffs on China during his first term. He said the European Union and others also had troubling trade imbalances with the United States.

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