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US lays out plans to hit Chinese ships with port fees

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Chinese ship owners and operators will be charged $ 50 per ton of cargo with the fees increasing each year for the next three years .

Fees on Chinese -built ships will start at $ 18 a ton or $ 120 per container and also rise over the next 3 years .

China 's foreign ministry said the fees will raise prices for US consumers "without revitalizing the US shipbuilding industry".

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