Trump threatens additional 50% tariff on China after country retaliates

President Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on China if the country does not remove

its own retaliatory tariffs against the United States. The president said he'll impose the new

tariffs on Wednesday if China doesn't act by Tuesday. On Friday, China imposed an additional

34% tariff on all U.S. goods and placed export controls on a number of items, including rare

earth elements used to make cell phones, medical equipment, and electric vehicles

Those measures were a response to President Trump increasing the U.S. tariff on Chinese goods to 54

and closing a loophole for low-value packages to pass through customs without a tariff known as a duty-free de minimis shipment

An additional 50% would mean products from China have a tariff of 104% of their value

According to Reuters, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry called President Trump's tariffs

quote, typical unilateralism and protectionism and economic bullying. The abuse of tariffs by the United States is tantamount to depriving countries

especially those in the global south, of their right to development. President Trump stated in a post on Truth Social that China has been abusing the United States

through tariffs, non-monetary tariffs, illegal subsidization of its companies, and currency manipulation. The president also said all ongoing negotiations with China will

be terminated, while meetings with other countries will begin immediately. The United States and China traded a total $582 billion in goods in 2024

The United States exported $143.5 billion to China, while China exported $438.9 billion to the United States

I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Arrow News. For more reporting, download the SAN app