• President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on another $US267 billion worth of goods on Friday.
• The tariffs would be in addition to tariffs on $US50 billion worth of goods that are already in place – and the tariffs on another $US200 billion that are imminent.
• The move would bring the US-China trade war to a fever pitch.
• US stock indexes dived following the news.

President Donald Trump elevated trade war rhetoric with China to a fever pitch on Friday, threatening to hit the country with tariffs on another $US267 billion worth of Chinese goods.

Speaking with reporters on Air Force One, Trump said the next round of tariffs on $US200 billion worth of Chinese goods was nearly ready – and that more were on the way.

If Trump follows through with both threats, a total of $US517 billion in Chinese goods coming into the US would be subject to tariffs – virtually everything coming from the country. Last year, $US505 billion of goods were imported to the US from China in 2017.

China threatened to retaliate to the $US200 billion threat with tariffs on $US60 billion worth of US goods.

In response to the news, US stock indexes dived, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling roughly 140 points, or 0.55%, as of 12:45 p.m. ET.

• March 1: President Donald Trump announces tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium, including metals from China.
• March 22: Trump announces plans to impose a 25% tariff on $US50 billion worth of Chinese goods. China announces tariffs in retaliation to the steel and aluminium duties and promises a response to the latest US announcement.
• April 3: The US trade representative announces a list of Chinese goods subject to the tariffs. There is a mandatory 60-day comment period for industries to ask for exemptions from the tariffs.
• April 4: China rolls out a list of more than 100 US goods worth roughly $US50 billion that are subject to retaliatory tariffs.
• May 21: After a meeting, the two countries announce the outline of a trade deal to avoid the tariffs.
• May 29: The White House announces that the tariffs on $US50 billion of Chinese goods will move forward, with the final list of goods released June 15. The move appears to wreck the nascent trade deal.
• June 15: Trump rolls out the final list of goods subject to new tariffs. Chinese imports worth $US34 billion would be subject to the new 25% tariff as of July 6, with another $US16 billion worth of imports subject to the tariff at a later date. China retaliates with an equivalent set of tariffs.
• June 18: Trump threatens a 10% tariff on another $US200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
• July 6: The first tranche of tariffs on $US34 billion worth of Chinese goods takes effect;China responds in kind.
• July 10: The US releases an initial list of an additional $US200 billion worth of Chinese goods that could be subject to a 10% tariff.
• August 1: Washington more than doubles the value of its tariff threats against Beijing, announcing plans to increase the size of proposed duties on $US200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25% from 10%.
• August 3: China says it will impose tariffs of various rates on another $US60 billion worth of US goods if Trump moves forward with his latest threat.
• August 7: The US announces that the second tranche of tariffs, which will hit $US16 billion worth of Chinese goods, will go into effect on August 23.
• August 23: The US imposes tariffs on another $US16 billion worth of Chinese goods, and Beijing responds with tariffs on $US16 billion worth of US goods.

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