to leave China after Beijing placed tariffs on US$75-billion in U.S. goods, deepening a trade feud between the countries.
The latest move came in response to Mr. Trump’s plans to impose 10 per cent tariffs on a final US$300-billion list of Chinese-made consumer goods on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15, including cellphones, toys, laptop computers and clothing. The countries have been locked in a heated, months-long trade dispute, stoking fears the tensions will tip the global economy into recession.Amid growing global outcry, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro saidThe U.S. and European countries upped criticism of Brazil’s handling of the crisis, which is likely to be discussed at a summit of G7 leaders in France this weekend.
A record number of fires has been burning through the world’s largest rain forest, with a surge of 83 per cent over the past year. For countries such as Canada, where climate change threatens to bring more wildfires, the Amazon’s fate offers a grim vision of the future.This is the daily Evening Update newsletter.