The tit for tat continues. On Monday (April 7, 2025), United States president Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariffs on imports from China. This is after China announced an additional tariff of 34% on goods imported from the US last Friday (April 4) in response to the 34% imposed on it recently.
Trump took to Truth Social to say the additional 50% tariff on China will go into effect on Wednesday (April 9), which is a day before China’s 34% tariff goes live. If China fails to retract its counter-tariff plans by Tuesday (April 8), US companies bringing in certain goods from China could face a total tax of 104%, which includes the initial 20% already put in place in March, the 34% announced last week and the impending 50%.
“Yesterday, China issued retaliatory tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting tariffs, non-monetary tariffs, illegal subsidisation of companies and massive long term currency manipulation despite my warning that any country that retaliates against the US by issuing additional tariffs, above and beyond their already existing long term tariff abuse of our nation, will be immediately met with new and substantially higher tariffs, over and above those initially set,” Trump wrote in his post.
“Therefore, if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long-term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8, 2025, the United States will impose additional tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9. Additionally, all talks with China concerning their requested meetings with us will be terminated! Negotiations with other countries, which have also requested meetings, will begin taking place immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he continued.
China has since said it would not bow to Trump’s threat, AFP reports. “We have stressed more than once that pressuring or threatening China is not a right way to engage with us. China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. China will firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing’s embassy in the United States, told the news outlet.
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