First published: New Statesman, 7 April 2025
China has hit back hard in the mounting trade war with the United States by announcing unexpectedly escalatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs. These included an additional 34 per cent tariff on all imports from America to match those listed by Trump on 2 April for imports from China, as well as other measures. China’s response comprises three things: pique at Trump’s “unilateral bullying” tariffs, a call to arms to other nations to fight back against Washington, and pressure on the US to get to the negotiating table to make a “deal”. The last thing the government in Beijing wants right now, given its fractious economy, is a full-blown trade war. Read on…https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/04/china-us-trade-war-tariffs
