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The organisation was created by China, Russia and four Central Asian countries in 2001 as a countermeasure to limit the influence of Western alliances such as Nato.

Illinois, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Maryland are among the Democratic-led states prepared to launch countermeasures to the Texas plan.

Ottawa has previously warned of more countermeasures to come if talks collapse, though political appetite for that may be waning.

The new €72bn in countermeasures are said to include proposed tariffs on bourbon whiskey, chemicals, cars, aircraft and aircraft parts.

Unite Here Local 11, which represents hotel employees, responded with its own package of countermeasures.