The United States and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods, even as mid-level officials from both sides resumed talks in Washington.
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HINTS
S The United States and China アメリカと中国
V [escalated] エスカレートした
O their acrimonious trade war 激しい貿易戦争
補
V [implementing] 実行する
O punitive 25 percent tariffs 罰 25％関税
補
[on] $16 billion worth [of] each other’s goods, 160億 価値 お互いの製品
[even as]
S mid-level officials 一般職員
どんな→[from] both sides 両サイド
V [resumed] 再開
O talks 対話
補 [in] Washington. ワシントンで