“The ball is on China’s court. China needs to reach an agreement with us. We do not have to make a deal with them. There is no difference between China and another country, except that they are much larger,” says a Trump statement read for its spokesman Karoline Leavitt at a press conference.
“The president has stated, clearly, he is clearly open to an agreement with China. But it is China who needs an agreement with the United States,” he added.
Both countries entered an escalation of tariffs. As a result, each one imposed 125% tariff additional about the products imported from your rival.
The United States imposed A total of 145% Customs rates because 125% added an additional 20% announced weeks before considering that Beijing does not fight enough fentanyl traffic, a powerful opioid that causes a serious health crisis in the United States.
Trump’s administration, however, established exceptions to some technological products as smartphones and computers.