Trump has raised the stakes: US imposes 125% tariffs against China
10 April 04:00
The US has raised duties on Chinese goods to 125%. The decision has already come into force. US President Donald Trump wrote about it on Truth Social, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Trump said that based on the lack of respect that China has shown for global markets, he decided to raise the tariff on Chinese goods.
“Based on the lack of respect that China has shown for global markets, I am raising the tariff on goods from China levied by the United States of America to 125%, with immediate effect,” the American leader said.
He noted that he expects that in the future China will realize that the practices that allowed it to exploit the United States are no longer acceptable.
“I hope that in the near future, China will realize that the time when it was possible to steal from the United States and other countries is no longer sustainable or acceptable,” Trump said.
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How the US-China trade war escalated
The trade confrontation between the world’s two largest economies escalated sharply in early 2025 after Trump’s re-election. on February 1, Washington imposed a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports, accusing Beijing of “unfair trade” and manipulating the yuan exchange rate. on March 4, tariffs were raised by another 10%, bringing the total level of duties to 20%.
In response, on March 10, China announced the introduction of 15% duties on American agricultural products and 10% duties on other goods. However, this did not stop Washington: on April 2, Trump raised duties by another 34%, bringing the total level to 54%. In fact,Trump’s“spreadsheets” even included a figure of 67%.
on April 4, Beijing responded by raising its own duties by 34%. In response, Trump stated in an ultimatum that Beijing must abandon this idea within 24 hours, otherwise US tariffs would increase by another 50%.
Trump’s tariffs
on April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the introduction of “mirror” tariffs against almost all countries of the world (except Russia, Belarus, Cuba, and the DPRK). These tariffs, according to the White House, will be half of the tariff that a particular country has imposed on US goods. For example, China allegedly imposes a 67% tariff on US goods, so the US imposed a 34% tariff on Chinese goods.
For those countries that do not impose special duties on American goods, a basic tariff of 10% was introduced.
Trump called the introduction of such trade barriers “Liberation Day” and said that this day would go down in US history as the beginning of the restoration of the American economy and greatness.
Interestingly, the comparative table released by the White House provides data on tariffs against 185 countries, but Russia is not on the list. Instead, it includes the Herd and McDonald Islands, which were subject to a basic 10% tariff. The only thing is that there is not a single person on these islands.
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