Trump slaps retaliatory tariffs on Chinese goods
President Donald Trump announced in a series of Twitter posts on Friday that he would be imposing a higher rate of tariffs on some Chinese imports, after China earlier in the day said it would be slapping tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods.
The additional levies are set to roll out in two tranches. The $300 billion worth of imports from China that were set to be taxed at a 10% rate on September 1 will now be taxed at 15%. And starting October 1, the $250 billion worth of Chinese imports currently taxed at 25% will be taxed at 30%, Trump said.
Trump’s announcement came about an hour after market close Friday. Earlier in the session, the Dow fell more than 700 points intraday after Trump wrote in Twitter post that he was ordering U.S. companies to “immediately start looking for an alternative to China” in their business operations.
....Sadly, past Administrations have allowed China to get so far ahead of Fair and Balanced Trade that it has become a great burden to the American Taxpayer. As President, I can no longer allow this to happen! In the spirit of achieving Fair Trade, we must Balance this very....
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...Additionally, the remaining 300 BILLION DOLLARS of goods and products from China, that was being taxed from September 1st at 10%, will now be taxed at 15%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Trump slaps retaliatory tariffs on Chinese goods
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