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Workers tie down ropes from a container ship at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province, Thursday, March 8, 2018. China's exports in February surged 44.5 percent over a year earlier while its politically sensitive trade surplus widened amid mounting tension with Washington. (Chinatopix via AP)

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Unswayed by Republican warnings of a trade war, President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. on Thursday, vowing to fight back against an "assault on our country" by foreign competitors.

By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press March 8, 2018