Trump, China and tariff
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Trump has rolled back many of his steepest tariffs over recent months, including a sky-high levy on China, the top source of U.S. imports. In recent days, however, Trump announced plans to slap tariffs as high as 50% on dozens of countries, including 25% tariffs on top U.S. trade partners such as Japan and South Korea.
China warned the Trump administration on Tuesday against reigniting trade tension by restoring tariffs on its goods next month, and threatened to retaliate against nations that strike deals with the United States to cut China out of supply chains.
WASHINGTON — President Trump will soon travel to China — likely to talk tariffs and other issues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed Friday following a meeting with his counterpart from Beijing.
Taken together with Biden administration tariffs on China, which expanded on Trump first-term duties, China now faces an effective average tariff rate of nearly 150%.
China’s Economy Grows: The report on the country’s gross domestic product, or G.D.P., shows how the country’s manufacturing-focused economy has endured through President Trump’s steep tariffs.
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