The US will impose additional 50% tariffs on China if that country does not withdraw its 34% retaliatory tariff, Donald Trump has said.
The move by China was in response to the additional 34% reciprocal tariff imposed by President Trump last week.
In a post on media platform Truth Social, Trump said that Beijing has until tomorrow to remove its retaliatory tariff.
He also wrote that negotiations with other countries on tariffs “will begin taking place immediately”
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting Tariffs, Non-Monetary Tariffs, Illegal Subsidization of companies, and massive long term Currency Manipulation, despite my warning that any country that Retaliates against the U.S. by issuing additional Tariffs, above and beyond their already existing long term Tariff abuse of our Nation, will be immediately met with new and substantially higher Tariffs, over and above those initially set. Therefore, if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th. Additionally, all talks with China concerning their requested meetings with us will be terminated! Negotiations with other countries, which have also requested meetings, will begin taking place immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
