Thomas Peter / EPA
US President Donald Trump with China President Xi Jinping
Positive scholarships, but agreements do not arrive. The tariff war fires like never before – there is a barrier of rates between the US and the rest of the world.
The values of US bags first improved in 4 days, moving to a shy green. But it is not Donald Trump not to be contained in his open trade war against China.
In addition to rejecting with Europe this Tuesday, Trump has applied the already threatened additional 50% rates on Chinese products that arrive in the US, to take effect this Wednesday.
Not total, There are 104% of rates on any imports in China. This means that an American pays More than double the original price already. Midnight Aparitr.
The measure comes in response to China’s decision to maintain additional 38% tariffs on US imports.
Until now, Asian power has been kept impassive, Unlike Europe, regarding the retreat of the trade war. Trump had given Xi Jinping a deadline: this Tuesday at noon. Time passed, China remained relentless and the tariffs fell.
According to, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce dubbed the increasing tariffs “a mistake about a mistake.” China was in 2024 second largest source of imports from the United States – exported a total of $ 439 billion (about 401 billion euros) in the US merchandise.
According to, about 70 countries have contacted the White House in an attempt to negotiate the tariffs imposed by Trump. Dozens of nations are expected to see products on products from the US applied from midnight.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt hinted that despite these negotiation attempts, Trump is not turned there: “He expects these tariffs to come into force.”
He also assured that “countries like China, which opted to retaliate and try to double their abuse to American workers, are making an error“, Since Trump” has a steel pimple and won’t leave. “
CAROLINA BASTOS PEREIRA, ZAP //
