Germany could be the surprise victim of Trump's trade war

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the Women's Entrepreneurship Finance event during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoThomson Reuters

  • Trade tensions between the US and China increase again as Trump proposes tariffs on $100 billion extra of goods.
  • A trade war would hit the USA and China, but German firms are worried.
  • BMW and Mercedes' parent company is the biggest exporter of cars from the USA, and would be badly hit by a Chinese import tax on American cars.

LONDON — The escalating battle between the USA and China has German industry is worried that it could get caught in the crossfire, and suffer serious collateral damage.

Global trade tensions increased once again late on Thursday as President Trump mooted the idea of tariffs on $100 billion more of goods, just days after announcing the list of products that will be subject to initial tariffs.

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