epa06623664 Investors watch a monitor at a stock exchange in Taipei, Taiwan, 23 March 2018. Asian shares dropped in response to the US Presidnet Donald J. Trump plans to slap tariffs on bilions of Chinese imports, pushing Beijing and Washington close to a trade war. Japan's Nikkei plunged 4.51 percent, China's Shanghai Composite lost 3.39 percent, South Korea's Kospi shed 3.18 percent and Taiwan's TAIEX dropped 1.66 percent. EPA/DAVID CHANG