[Beijing 1st Reuters]-The US and China launched an additional tariff on their imports on the 1st at 0401 GMT.
The US Trump administration's fourth sanctions tariff on China imposed an additional 15% tariff on imports from China worth US $ 125 billion as of September 1. Includes smart speakers, Bluetooth headphones, shoes and more. Additional tariffs on mobile phones, notebook computers, toys and clothing will be activated on December 15.
As a retaliation measure, China will impose additional tariffs on some $ 75 billion worth of products imported from the United States. Of the total 5078 items, an additional duty of 5-10% will be imposed on 1717 items on September 1st. The rest will be activated on December 15th.
“The United States, the only superpower in the world, needs to take responsibility and cooperate with other countries to make the world better. Only then can the United States become great again.” It was.
The Communist Party newspaper, People's Daily, also pointed out that tariffs cannot hamper China's development.
US President Trump said on August 30 that the US and Chinese trade teams would continue to negotiate and would meet in September, and that it had a policy to launch tariffs on China on September 1 as scheduled. .