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China Hits Back with 125% Tariffs Amid Escalating Trade War, Keeps Door Open for Talks

China Hits Back with 125% Tariffs Amid Escalating Trade War, Keeps Door Open for Talks

Beijing, April 11, 2025 — China has sharply escalated its tariff retaliation against the United States, slapping a 125% additional levy on US imports starting Saturday. The move comes in direct response to America’s 145% total tariffs on Chinese goods, marking another heated chapter in the ongoing trade war.China’s Customs Tariff Commission, announcing the hike on Friday, said the US tariffs had crossed the line of economic rationale. “It would no longer make economic sense and will go down as a joke in world economic history,” the commission said, warning that if the US further raises tariffs, China will simply…
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China Hits Back with Tariff Hike, Vows to ‘Fight to the End’ in Trade War with US

China Hits Back with Tariff Hike, Vows to ‘Fight to the End’ in Trade War with US

Beijing, April 9, 2025: China announced a sharp escalation in its trade war with the United States on Wednesday, raising tariffs on American goods to 84% starting Thursday. The move came just days after US President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping 104% tariff on Chinese imports.Beijing also launched a new case against the US at the World Trade Organisation and imposed fresh trade restrictions on American firms operating in China. The Ministry of Commerce said the US must be prepared for firm retaliation if it continues with “economic and trade restrictions.”“If the US insists on further escalating its restrictions, China…
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