China on Friday (May 9) said sales to the United States slumped last month while its total exports topped forecasts, as Beijing fought a gruelling trade war with its superpower rival. Trade between the world's two largest economies has nearly skidded to a halt since US President Donald Trump imposed various rounds of levies on China that began as retaliation for Beijing's alleged role in a devastating fentanyl crisis. Tariffs on many Chinese products now reach as high as 145 per cent - with cumulative duties on some goods soaring to a staggering 245 per cent. Beijing has responded with 125 per cent tariffs on imports ... (full story)