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The Trump administration may use the 10% tariff as a way to push Beijing to reach deals on some issues that are important to the U.S., such as the fentanyl crisis, and show the Chinese government that it could further increase the tariffs to 60% if China is unwilling to engage in negotiation,
said Wu Se-chih, an expert on Chinese politics at Taipei University of Marine Technology In the end, he only dares to add 10% tariffs [on Chinese goods] while imposing an additional 25% tariffs on goods from other countries,
wrote Chinese internet user “Jixiang Wang-bao” on Weibo The Chinese economy will still be hit hard by the additional tariffs imposed by the Trump administration because China has been relying on export to drive economic growth in recent years,
He Jiangbing, an independent Chinese economic commentator, told VOA by phone All parties in China have long anticipated this round of tariff hikes imposed by Trump and relevant businesses in China have made a lot of preparations,
he wrote in a post on Weibo, The additional tariffs will essentially force my company to give up the U.S. market and shift the focus to other countries,
a Chinese consumer electronics exporter surnamed Lin, who asked to only be identified by his last name due to the sensitivity of the issue, told VOA in a written response Escalation of tension between China and the U.S. will come from important national security issues such as Taiwan and the U.S. military deployment in the Philippines,
China could announce a massive order of Boeing or China could announce a massive increase in imports of shale gas, which could be very useful for Trump,
Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at French investment bank Natixis, told VOA by phone Additional tariffs are not constructive and bound to affect and harm the counternarcotics cooperation between the two sides in the future,
a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement released Sunday afternoon The UAW supports aggressive tariff action to protect American manufacturing jobs as a good first step to undoing decades of anti-worker trade policy,
Fain said in the statement Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policy: Trump isn’t going to make corporate billionaires pay for these tariffs — working families and small businesses will,
The U.S. has levied a 10-percent additional tariff on Chinese imports under the pretext of the fentanyl issue. China firmly deplores and opposes this move and will take necessary countermeasures to defend its legitimate rights and interests."
China's Foreign Ministry in a statement published on Sunday Fentanyl is an issue for the U.S.,
The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall assess the unlawful migration and fentanyl flows from Canada, Mexico, the PRC [People's Republic of China], and any other relevant jurisdictions and recommend appropriate trade and national security measures to resolve that emergency."
President Donald Trump's "America First" trade policy, published on January 20, 2025, states There are no winners in a trade war or tariff war,
Beijing stated, urging Washington to You’re worried about car prices. Wait till Trump’s Canada tariffs raise your car prices,
China hopes that the U.S. side will objectively and rationally look at and deal with its own fentanyl issue and other issues, rather than threatening other countries by means of tariffs at every turn.”
Beijing pushed back, saying Fentanyl is America's problem,
China's foreign ministry said He should look after the US and leave China to us,
a gruff middle-aged man said of Trump, before wandering off in the direction of a raucous temple fair China doesn't really care too much about the (trade) barriers, because we have already prepared for them,
Xu Yiming, a private equity professional, told AFP outside a busy downtown shopping mall At the same time, China may also see this as an opportunity to divide US allies and build closer relationships with other countries,
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