April 10, (THEWILL) – The United States raised the tariff on Chinese imports to 125% on Wednesday, hours after China boosted the duty on American goods to 84% in an escalating battle that threatens to disrupt trade between the world’s two largest economies.
Beijing had announced a retaliatory 84 % tariff rate on U.S. goods on Wednesday.
It also issued new travel warnings for its citizens about visiting the United States.
“If the U.S. insists on further escalating its economic and trade restrictions, China has the firm will and abundant means to take necessary countermeasures and fight to the end,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said earlier on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Trump said in a social media post that he is pausing the “reciprocal tariffs” on many other trading partners because they had responded by reaching out for talks rather than retaliating.
Dropping tariffs down to a universal 10% rate for all trade partners except China, the White House declared that the Beijing tariff rate will jump to 125%, effective immediately.
The escalation of the Trade War by the US, President Donald Trump said, was necessitated by Beijing’s lack of respect for America.
White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, warned “When you punch at the United States of America, President Trump is going to punch back further.”
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