{"id":1022,"date":"2025-04-12T22:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T22:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2025-04-12T22:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T22:58:52","slug":"china-retaliates-against-u-s-tariffs-in-trade-war-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmupgrades.com\/?p=1022","title":{"rendered":"China Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs in Trade War Escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at <strong>China<\/strong>\u2019s response to the <strong>U.S.<\/strong> <strong>trade war<\/strong>, new <strong>European<\/strong> efforts to aid <strong>Ukraine<\/strong> militarily, and Istanbul Mayor <strong>Ekrem Imamoglu<\/strong>\u2019s first court appearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-fallback\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/category\/world-brief\/\">Sign up<\/a>  to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.            <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-shortcode-newsletter=\"world_brief\" class=\"newsletter-unit-signup newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode email-capture--step-1 newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief newsletter-shortcode-world_brief\">\n<div class=\"show-on-email-capture--signed-up hide-from-newsletter-subscriber newsletter-unit-signup--shortcode--container\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-unit newsletters-page newsletter-row\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-world_brief\">\n<h2 class=\"dek-heading\">Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday.<\/h2>\n<p>\n                        <button class=\"button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--flex newsletter-world_brief newsletter-signup-container\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"World Brief sign up form\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"hide-from-newsletter-subscriber privacy-policy-container\">\n<div class=\"privacy-policy-acknowledge\">\n<p><small>By submitting your email, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/termsofuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Use<\/a> and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n    <label for=\"email-world_brief\">Enter your email<\/label><br \/>\n    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"hide-from-reg hide-from-sub\" id=\"email-world_brief\" aria-required=\"true\" required=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <button class=\"button button--signup \" data-newsletter-id=\"world_brief\" data-sourceid=\"In-article unit\">Sign Up<\/button>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>China Retaliates Further Against Trump\u2019s Tariffs<\/h3>\n<p>China is not backing down. On Friday, Beijing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/11\/business\/china-tariffs-125.html?smid=url-share\">announced<\/a> plans to raise retaliatory tariffs on the United States from 84 percent to 125 percent, to go into effect on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the third massive countermeasure between the two superpowers in recent weeks, and it comes after U.S. President Donald Trump put a <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/09\/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-pause-90-days-china-125-percent-bessent-greer\/\">90-day pause<\/a> on new so-called reciprocal tariffs for all U.S. trading partners except China. (Other countries still face a universal 10 percent levy from the United States.)<\/p>\n<p>The United States\u2019 trade actions \u201cwill become a joke in the history of the world economy,\u201d China\u2019s Finance Ministry said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gss.mof.gov.cn\/gzdt\/zhengcejiedu\/202504\/t20250411_3961824.htm\">statement<\/a> on Friday. \u201cHowever, if the U.S. insists on continuing to substantially infringe on China\u2019s interests, China will resolutely counter and fight to the end.\u201d China\u2019s Commerce Ministry said it plans to file another lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against the Trump administration\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. tariffs on China now total a minimum rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/10\/business\/economy\/china-tariffs-145-percent.html\">145 percent<\/a>, including the increased <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/09\/us-china-tariff-retaliatory-trade-war-trump\/\">125 percent<\/a> duty that Trump announced on Wednesday on top of the 20 percent levy that he issued near the start of his second term.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s tariffs on the United States, meanwhile, will affect key U.S. exports, such as soybeans, pharmaceuticals, and aircraft. Last week, China also suspended imports from some U.S. companies that sell sorghum, poultry, and bonemeal, and it placed more export controls on Chinese rare earths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no winners in a tariff war, and going against the world will only result in self-isolation,\u201d Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday in his first public comments since the tit-for-tat escalation began.<\/p>\n<p>Xi told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez during their meeting in Beijing on Friday that China and the European Union must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/spains-sanchez-calls-more-balanced-relationship-between-eu-china-during-visit-2025-04-11\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=041125&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">join together<\/a> to defend globalization and oppose \u201cunilateral acts of bullying,\u201d in reference to U.S. tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e1nchez echoed Xi\u2019s calls for unity while also pushing the United States and China to hold de-escalatory talks and calling for a more balanced trade relationship with the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>But Europe is not the only place where China is hoping to weather the economic storm. Next week, Xi will embark on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/chinas-xi-visit-vietnam-malaysia-cambodia-april-14-18-xinhua-reports-2025-04-11\/\">first foreign trip<\/a> this year, visiting Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia. Xi\u2019s Southeast Asia tour aims to bolster bilateral ties at a time when all three countries have sought trade talks with the United States.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/facing-trump-tariffs-vietnam-eyes-crackdown-some-china-trade-2025-04-11\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=041125&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">reported<\/a> that Vietnam\u2014Xi\u2019s first stop\u2014is preparing to crack down on Chinese goods that are shipped to the United States via its territory following comments from White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who expressed concern that Chinese products are shipped to the United States bearing \u201cMade in Vietnam\u201d labels to avoid high tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Still, investors\u2019 faith in the United States appears to be fracturing. On Friday, U.S. government bond yields <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/11\/business\/economy\/treasury-bonds-tariffs.html?smid=url-share\">rose<\/a> by 0.1 percentage points, marking the latest upheaval for what has long been considered one of the most stable markets in the world. In the course of a week, the yield on the 10-year Treasury has moved from less than 4 percent to more than 4.5 percent.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Today\u2019s Most Read<\/h3>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>What We\u2019re Following<\/h3>\n<p><strong>A \u201ccritical year\u201d for Kyiv. <\/strong>Ukraine\u2019s European allies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckg2q323lg3o\">pledged<\/a> $24 billion in military aid on Friday to fund the country\u2019s war effort against Russia. More than half of the package will come from Germany, the EU\u2019s largest economy, over the next four years. The United Kingdom and Norway will also provide $590 million.<\/p>\n<p>This is a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/john-healey-ukraine-rachel-reeves-government-ministry-of-defence-b2731434.html\">critical year<\/a>\u201d for the war, British Defense Secretary John Healey said on Friday while co-hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Military chiefs from around 50 countries attended the high-profile talks in Brussels, though U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/11\/us\/hegseth-ukraine-defense-group.html\">noticeably absent<\/a>; he was expected to dial in virtually.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting highlights renewed European efforts to take on a greater burden of <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/06\/nato-5-percent-defense-spending-trump-russia-ukraine\/\">NATO defense spending<\/a> and aid for Ukraine at the White House\u2019s urging. Yet European defense ministers warned on Friday that they see no end to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven Russia\u2019s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, we must concede peace in Ukraine appears to be out of reach in the immediate future,\u201d German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/11\/europe\/ukraine-defense-summit-brussels-intl\/index.html\">arrived<\/a> in St. Petersburg on Friday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss \u201cvarious aspects of the Ukrainian settlement,\u201d Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/04\/11\/russia-witkoff-putin-meeting-ukraine-trump\">third meeting<\/a> between Witkoff and Putin as Trump pushes for a peace settlement while also seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/10\/trump-putin-russia-asset-spy-security-ukraine-europe-war\/\">friendlier ties<\/a> with the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Istanbul mayor in court. <\/strong>Detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgexjkx3v3o\">appeared<\/a> in a special court on Friday for the first time since he was arrested last month. Officials charged him with insulting and threatening Istanbul chief prosecutor Akin Gurlek following the arrest of a district mayor. However, these are not the charges that Imamoglu was originally arrested for.<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu could face a prison sentence of up to seven years and four months; his next scheduled hearing will take place on June 16. He maintains that the allegations against him are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/jailed-istanbul-mayor-faces-court-hearing-allegedly-insulting-prosecutor-2025-04-11\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=Daily-Briefing&amp;utm_term=041125&amp;lctg=607f1056abd4f461f466319b\">politically motivated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am here because I won three elections in Istanbul\u2014a city someone once called \u2018my beloved Istanbul,\u2019 a city about which they said, \u2018who wins Istanbul wins Turkey,\u2019 and a city they thought they owned,\u201d Imamoglu said, referring to past remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party. \u201cI am here because I am the president in the hearts of 86 million people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Imamoglu was arrested last month on unrelated charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group, sparking mass anti-government protests that led to nearly 2,000 arrests. Imamoglu denies all wrongdoing and has accused the government of targeting him because he is the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/26\/turkey-protests-erdogan-imamoglu-chp-akp-yavas-pkk-bahceli-ocalan-kurds\/\">chosen presidential candidate<\/a> of the opposition Republican People\u2019s Party.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S.-Iran talks. <\/strong>A lot is at stake ahead of Iran resuming <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/10\/us-iran-nuclear-talks-trump\/\">nuclear negotiations<\/a> with the United States in Oman on Saturday. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1909363547412312459\">threatened<\/a> this week to use military force to pressure Tehran into accepting a deal, saying, \u201cIf the talks aren\u2019t successful with Iran, I think Iran is going to be in great danger.\u201d He later suggested that Israel could be the \u201cleader\u201d of such <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/27\/trump-iran-nuclear-israel-saudi-arabia-khamenei-mbs-military-strike\/\">military strikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is taking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/4\/10\/iran-warns-it-could-expel-un-nuclear-inspectors-ahead-of-us-talks\">different approach<\/a>, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei saying on Friday that the country is \u201cgiving diplomacy a genuine chance in good faith and full vigilance.\u201d Even the format of the talks has been disputed, with Trump calling it \u201cdirect\u201d and Iranian officials maintaining that Oman will mediate.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s leaders say the country is not seeking to build nuclear weapons, and U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard said in testimony before Congress last month that the U.S. intelligence community believes Tehran has not reauthorized its nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump maintains that <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/02\/05\/trump-iran-maximum-pressure-presidential-memorandum\/\">such a threat is imminent<\/a>, and the International Atomic Energy Agency has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/irans-stock-near-bomb-grade-uranium-grows-sharply-iaea-report-shows-2025-02-26\/\">warned<\/a> that Iran\u2019s stockpile of enriched uranium is at roughly 60 percent purity, nearing the 90 percent weapons-grade level.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>What in the World?<\/h3>\n<p>Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro held a rally on Sunday in support of draft legislation that could do what?<\/p>\n<p>A. Overturn a ban on him running for office<br \/>B. Free him and others from criminal charges related to an attempted coup<br \/>C. Impose retaliatory tariffs against the United States<br \/>D. Open the Amazon rainforest to further development<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Odds and Ends<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMake America\u2019s Showers Great Again\u201d could be the latest slogan for Trump to latch onto. On Wednesday, the U.S. president signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/maintaining-acceptable-water-pressure-in-showerheads\/\">executive order<\/a> rolling back a federal regulation that limits the amount of water that can come from a showerhead.<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. President Barack Obama initiated the policy to help conserve resources, but Trump relaxed those standards during his first term\u2014only for former U.S. President Joe Biden to reinstate them. \u200b\u200b\u201cI like to take a nice shower to take care of my beautiful hair,\u201d Trump said on Wednesday during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-takes-aim-at-low-pressure-showers-with-executive-order-bd3b48dc\">signing ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>And the Answer Is\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>B. Free him and others from criminal charges related to an attempted coup<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro repeatedly clashed with the judiciary during his time in office, but the courts ultimately held their ground, Andrew O\u2019Donohue <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/03\/26\/trump-judiciary-courts-constitutional-crisis-executive\/\">wrote<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>To take the rest of FP\u2019s weekly international news quiz, <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/11\/foreign-policy-news-quiz-brazil-bolsonaro-rally-south-korea-election-trump-tariffs\/\">click here<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/alerts\/\">sign up<\/a> to be alerted when a new one is published.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2025\/04\/11\/china-tariffs-125-percent-trump-trade-war-escalation-eu-vietnam\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to World Brief, where we\u2019re looking at China\u2019s response to the U.S. trade war, new European efforts to aid Ukraine militarily, and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu\u2019s first court appearance. 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