CHINA - China has said it has received overtures from the United States for talks on tariffs - but warned it will need concessions as proof of "sincerity" before any negotiations can take place.The world's two largest economies are locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war that threatens hundreds of billions in trade and has roiled global markets and supply chains.AFP looks at how the trade war between China and the United States is playing out:- What steps have the two sides taken so far? -The United States has raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145 percent, with cumulative duties on some goods reaching a staggering 245 percent.As well as the blanket levies, China is also under sector-specific tariffs on steel, aluminium and car imports.Sales of Chinese goods to the US last year totalled more than $500 billion -- 16.4 percent of the country's exports, according to Beijing's customs data.China has vowed to fight the measures "to the end" and has unveiled reciprocal tariffs of up to 125 percent on imports of American goods, which totalled $143.5 billion last year, according to Washington.Beijing has filed complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO), citing "bullying" tactics by the Trump administration.And it has gone after American companies, scrapping orders for Boeing planes, probing Google for "anti-monopoly" violations and adding US fashion group PVH Corp. - which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein - and biotech giant...
