A 2018 speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping goes viral as US and China implement tit-for-tat tariffs on one another
US-China trade war: 20, 54, 104, 125 per cent tariffs, company backlisting, antitrust probes, lawsuits, and more
China is reaching out to other nations as the US layers on more tariffs, in what appears to be an attempt by Beijing to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it's meeting only partial success from countries unwilling to ally with the main target of President Donald Trump's trade war. Facing the cratering of global markets, Trump on Wednesday backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, saying countries were lining up to negotiate more favorable conditions. China has refused to seek talks, saying the US was insincere and that it will fight to the end in a tariff war, prompting Trump to further jack up the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. China has retaliated with tariffs on US goods of 84%, which took effect Thursday. Trump's move was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the US and most of the world to a showdown between the US and China. China has thus far focused on Europe, with a phone call
US imposes 125 per cent tariffs on all Chinese goods; China hits back with 84 per cent tariffs on all US imports, escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies
His remarks come amid the escalating tensions between two strong economies of the world. Trump on Wednesday (IST) raised China's reciprocal tariffs to 125 per cent
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang reiterated Beijing's optimism about its growth prospects in 2025, the world's second-largest economy, despite the recent tariffs from the US
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but that together the US and Panama will keep it secure. Speaking at a ribbon cutting for a new US-financed dock at the Vasco Nuez de Balboa Naval Base after a meeting with Panama President Jos Ral Mulino, Hegseth said the US will not allow China or any other country to threaten the canal's operation. "To this end, the United States and Panama have done more in recent weeks to strengthen our defense and security cooperation than we have in decades," he said. Hegseth alluded to ports at either end of the canal that are controlled by a Hong Kong consortium, which is in the process of selling its controlling stake to another consortium including BlackRock Inc. China-based companies continue to control critical infrastructure in the canal area," Hegseth said. "That gives China the potential to conduct surveillance activities across Panama. This makes Panama and the United States less ..
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Tensions are heating up once again between the US and China, as US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap an extra 50% tariff on all Chinese goods, and China isn't staying quiet.
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China said Tuesday it would fight to the end and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the US' imposition of so-called reciprocal tariffs' on China is completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice. China has taken retaliatory tariffs and the ministry hinted in its latest statement that more many be coming. The countermeasures China has taken are aimed at safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests, and maintaining the normal international trade order. They are completely legitimate, the ministry said. The US threat to escalate tariffs on China is a mistake on top of a mistake and once again exposes the blackmailing nature of the US. China will never accept this. If the US insists on its own way, China will fight to the end. Trump's threat Monday of additional tariffs on China raised fresh .
China's statement comes a day after Donald Trump threatened Beijing with an additional 50 per cent tariff if it implements its 34 per cent retaliatory duties
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Trump criticised China as the top abuser of the US, saying tariffs are bringing in billions weekly despite China's 34% hike after decades of trade imbalance
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China on Thursday said it would resolutely adopt countermeasures after President Donald Trump imposed 34 per cent tariffs on its over USD 438 billion imports to America, but put off any immediate retaliatory action leaving room for a negotiated deal. Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports on Wednesday as part of sweeping measures aimed at reshaping American trade policy. The Chinese Commerce Ministry hit out hard on Trump's tariffs on its exports to the US, third largest after ASEAN and EU, However, its spokesperson skirted questions about an immediate action by China. To questions about the prospect of future trade talks with the US following the latest tariff measures, the ministry said China and the US had been in communications on their trade concerns, and would resolve their concerns through equal dialogues, the Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported. Separately, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the US has imposed tariffs on China