As the ongoing, the US president, with a new announcement threatens to tariffs from China, reaching 245%, “in response to China’s retaliation”, according to a White House newsletter.
This new escalation in the two countries’ relations came after Beijing’s decision to order Chinese airlines to stop receiving new Boeing aircraft in response to the previous one.
“More than 75 countries have already expressed interest in the conclusion of new trade agreements. As a result, increased personalized duties have currently been frozen while the talks are underway – with the exception of China, which has reacted with retaliation. China is now facing duties that reach up to 245% in its exports to the United States because of these actions, ”the White House said.
“The ball on the Chinese stadium”
This announcement comes just hours after Donald Trump’s statement through White House spokesman Caroline Levit that “the ball is now on the Chinese stadium”.
US President Donald Trump “has reiterated clearly that it is open to an agreement with China. However, China needs an agreement with the US “and not the other way around, White House spokeswoman Caroline Levit said in reporting reporters.
According to her, “China wants what we have: the American consumer. In other words, (the Chinese) need (the) money ‘of Americans.
According to Levit, “the ball is in the area of China” if it wants to end the trade war.
Not afraid of a trade war China
For its part, China states that it is not “afraid” a trade war with the United States, while appealing to a dialogue, following statements by the White House that argued that it was in Beijing to come to the negotiating table and that it is “in the commercial talks”.
“If the United States really wants to solve the problem through dialogue and negotiation, they must cease to exercise maximum pressure, stop threatening and blackmail, and discuss with China on the basis of equality, respect and reciprocal benefit,”
In addition, the Chinese Ministry of Defense said today that “ruthless” power use will not make America again, after US charges of Chinese attack and reports of higher US defense spending in 2026.
“The very high defensive budget has once again exposed the warlike nature of the American side and its belief that ‘power is making it fair’,” said Zang Siagang, a spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry.
