Beijing said it will impose a 15 per cent tariff on coal and LNG from the US. PHOTO: REUTERS China hits back with tariffs on US goods after Trump imposes new levies WASHINGTON/BEIJING – China on Feb 4 slapped tariffs on US imports in a swift response to new US duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world’s top two economies even as President Donald Trump offered reprieves to Mexico and Canada. Additional 10 per cent tariff across all Chinese imports into the US came into effect at 12.01am Eastern time on Feb 4 (1.01pm Singapore time)…