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White House says, ‘It’s a legal question that the president is looking into’

Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-lived

Asian markets have rallied as tensions over trade ease slightly after U.S. President Donald Trump said electronics such as phones and laptops would not be subject to the same high U.S. import duties as some other products

China said Monday that exports soared more than 12 percent last month, beating expectations as businesses rushed to get ahead of swingeing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on his so-called "Liberation Day".

China's exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, the government said on Monday.

China has reported its exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

Chinese leader arrives in Vietnam on Monday against the backdrop of US-China trade tensions.

The US President warned Sunday that no country would be "getting off the hook" on tariffs, as his administration suggested exemptions seen as favoring China would be short-lived. The world's two largest economies have been locked in a fast-moving, high-stakes game of brinkmanship since Trump launched a global tariff assault.

A development in the US-China tariff war has nudged Australian shares higher with the White House carving out smartphones, computers and other electronics.