United States-China PR Trade War and Why It Is Harmful

Source: Tehrantimes.com

Starting in April 2018, the U.S. imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China, as well as Canada and countries in the European Union.[1] On July 6, the U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods[2] as part of President Donald Trump's tariffs policy, which then led China to respond with similarly sized tariffs on U.S. products. Four days later, following Trump's orders, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a list of $200 billion in Chinese products to be subject to a newly proposed – but not yet implemented – 10% tariff.[3] This tariff competition between China and United States is called the Trade War.

The Catalonia Referendum: Why It Should Not Happen

Source: bloomber.com

In October 2017, the Catalan government conducted an independence referendum and declared independence from Spain. In response, the Spanish Central Government dubbed this referendum as illegal, then partially suspended Catalonia’s autonomy. The international community has not recognized Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence.[1] Why does Catalonia want independence? How did it begin?