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White House, Trump and Tariff

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The Hill |
President Trump triumphantly held up a poster board in the Rose Garden on Wednesday showing the reciprocal tariffs he plans to impose on nearly every country in the world.
Reuters |
U.S. President Donald Trump has for weeks pegged April 2 as a "Liberation Day" to impose an array of new tariffs that could upend the global trade system, but has provided few details.

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Trump Officials Gave Conflicting Tariff Rates for China. White House Calls the Issue a ‘Pointless Aside.’
Confusion reigned even among some White House officials about what rate the approximately $440 billion in Chinese imports would face.
The White House labeled Taiwan a country when Trump announced tariffs. The issue? It isn't one
Taiwan was listed as a country the top of a cardboard sign held up by Trump during his tariff ceremony. But it isn't one, and China is not happy.
How the White House calculated reciprocal tariffs
President Trump triumphantly held up a poster board in the Rose Garden on Wednesday showing the reciprocal tariffs he plans to impose on nearly every country in the world. But just how the White
Global markets reel as Trump tariffs stoke fear of economic 'spiral of doom'
President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs rocked global financial markets on Thursday, with the dollar and U.S. stocks tumbling as investors rushed to safe havens on fears a broadening trade war would push an already fragile world economy into recession.
Trump to Announce Reciprocal Tariffs at Rose Garden Event
During Trump’s first term, the trade war largely centered on US-China tensions. Now his trade campaign is wider and deeper. The president also seems far more focused on bringing investment into the US,
Trump kicks all of Asia into the China tariff boat
Donald Trump’s second trade war is a battle of one against all. Reciprocal tariffs announced on Wednesday by the White House hit China with a hike of 34 percentage points, taking the fresh levies on exports from the People’s Republic up 54 percentage points in the 10 weeks since the U.

China, Trump and tariffs

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Reuters |
The result, warn analysts, could be an economic moat around the U.S. that ultimately undermines Washington's strategic goals on China.
U.S. News & World Report |
The Trump administration is considering revoking tariff exemptions for low-value shipments from China as part of Wednesday's tariff announcement, a source familiar with the plans said.
Reuters |
The U.S. move disregards the balance of interests reached in multilateral trade negotiations over the years and the fact that it has long benefited greatly from international trade, China's Commerce ...

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Trump's global trade war may defeat US strategic goals on China
In its first months, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has moved to deter China from threatening its neighbors, signalling that the U.S. will ramp up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific and offer more support to Taiwan.
China vows to counter Trump’s ‘bullying’ tariffs as global trade war escalates
China has vowed to hit back after President Donald Trump announced major new tariffs on its exports to the United States as part of his radical overhaul of a century of American global trade policy.
Live Updates: China and Europe Vow to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs
Investors’ shock at the size of the levies sent markets in Asia sharply lower. Experts warned that the global economy could be upended.
Trump Signs Order Ending Duty-Free Treatment for Cheap Shipments From China
Trump campaigned on a promise to punish China for the role it has played in the synthetic opioid crisis that has killed more than 450,000 Americans in the last decade. Chinese che
Trump's tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance
US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that they would allow the United States to economically flourish. These new import taxes, which Trump imposed via executive order,
Trump Eliminates Popular Trade Exemption for China Used by Shein, Temu
President Trump is cracking down on a popular tariff exemption for goods from China that allowed small shipments to avoid duties and customs inspections. Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order eliminating the so-called de minimis provision for low-value parcels from China,
China urges US to immediately lift tariffs, vows retaliation
China on Thursday urged the United States to immediately cancel its latest tariffs and vowed countermeasures to safeguard its own interests, after President Donald Trump declared sweeping levies on U.
China Calls Trump’s Tariffs ‘Unilateral Bullying’ and Vows Countermeasures
China has come out swinging against President Trump’s tariffs and says it will take resolute measures in response. A Commerce Ministry statement Thursday said the tariffs “violate international trade rules,
Stock futures plunge as investors digest Trump’s tariffs
Wall Street had hoped for a rally. Stock futures are in a free fall as investors digest President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
These companies tried to dodge China tariffs during Trump’s first term. Now they’re feeling the burn in Vietnam.
Companies that tried to avoid tariffs on China imports by moving production to Vietnam may now regret that move.
White House nears deadline to avoid TikTok ban, potential deal in the works
The Trump administration is racing against the clock to secure a deal that would keep TikTok operational in the United States ahead of Saturday’s deadline.
White House issues warning to China for war games near Taiwan
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a warning to China after Beijing announced large-scale war games in the waters and airspace around Taiwan. The joint military drills, which were launched
White House says Trump will go ahead with tariffs as nervous world awaits trade war
Trump has for weeks trumpeted April 2 as a "Liberation Day" that will see dramatic new duties that could upend the global trade system, with a White House Rose Garden announcement scheduled for 4 p.m.
White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say
The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.
Bill Maher compares White House dinner to Nixon visiting China
Comedian and podcast host Bill Maher said his dinner at the White House will be similar to former President Richard Nixon‘s visit to China. “I don’t have some sort of complex where I think I can heal America.
Warned car tariffs will cost Americans $100 billion, Trump White House won’t budge: ‘We must become a manufacturing powerhouse’
The Trump administration argues tariffs will help it rebuild an industrial base the U.S. squandered over decades through the wrong trade policies.
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Former US ambassador to China warns against alienating allies as China seeks greater global influence
The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about the implications of the shifting geopolitical situation under the current Trump administration.
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