2025-04-08
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Beijing has denounced Washington's threat to impose 50% additional tariffs on China.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry says in a statement that the threatened additional tariffs are a mistake on a mistake,
urging the US to immediately rectify its wrong practices and cancel all unilateral tariffs.
It says China would not back down if the US insists on having its own way.
It also expressed the hope that the US can resolve disagreements through dialogue based on mutual respect.
Beijing announced last Friday that it would impose a 34% tariff on imports of all US products,
starting this Thursday, matching the latest duties by the Trump administration.
Trump threatened additional 50% tariffs if China does not withdraw its 34% duties on US imports.
So, to delve into the US-abusive tariffs and its broader implications, let's bring in Dr. Yao Shujie,
Changkong Professor of Economics at Chongqing University, and Dr. Joseph Mahoney,
Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University.
Welcome, gentlemen.