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How Trump's trade war with China could hurt Washington state

caption: Cristina Campos removes damaged apples from the flume, the front end of the packing line, on Tuesday November, 20, 2018, at Gilbert Orchards in Yakima.
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Cristina Campos removes damaged apples from the flume, the front end of the packing line, on Tuesday November, 20, 2018, at Gilbert Orchards in Yakima.
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Paige Browning talks with economics expert Debra Glassman about how President Trump's escalating trade war with China could affect Washington state.

On Friday, the Trump administration increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to from 10% to 25%.

Glassman is a senior lecturer in business economics at the University of Washington.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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