China has criticised a trade deal between the United Kingdom and the United States that could be used to squeeze Chinese products out of British supply chains, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The average effective tariff rate on imports is 17.8%, the highest since 1934, even after trade deals reached with China and the U.K. in recent days, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Levies that President Donald Trump placed on other products and countries still remain,

Key Takeaways The U.S. and U.K. announced a trade deal framework on Thursday, boosting Wall Street's hopes for more deals to come. U.S. and Chinese officials are scheduled to meet in Switzerland this weekend to hold their first talks since the beginning of a tit-for-tat trade war that White House officials have compared to an embargo.