The U.S. Trade War with China is escalating with Beijing raising tariffs on almost $60 billion dollars worth of American goods in retaliation for President Trump's decision to increase tariffs on Chinese goods.

The stock market has reacted to the news and both sides say they are still open to negotiations.

To find out how this trade war began in the first place, KCBS Radio news anchors Jeff Bell and Patti Reising spoke with Ted Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and specializes in U.S. economic competitiveness.