When trump gave a blow to china, the 'dragon' got agitated!
US President donald trump said on tuesday that his team is considering imposing a 10 percent tariff on china from february 1. Now China's reaction has come to the fore on this. According to news agency AFP, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on wednesday (January 22, 2025) that his country would do anything to protect its national interests.
'There is no winner in a trade war and tariff war'
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said, "We have always believed that there is no winner in a trade war and tariff war." china is America's second largest trading partner. trump said that the decision to impose tariffs on china would be based on the fact whether it is sending fentanyl to mexico and canada or not. Fentanyl is a type of narcotic that is 50 times more powerful than heroin and causes addiction.
Preparations to impose tariffs from february 1
Trump took this decision in a joint press conference with Oracle Chief technology Officer (CTO) Larry Ellison, SoftBank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Masayoshi Son and Open AI CEO sam Altman at the White House. In response to a question, trump said that his government is considering imposing tariffs from february 1, 2025.
Trump had talked to Xi Jinping
The US President said that we have been talking about imposing 25 percent tariffs on mexico and China. trump said that when he spoke to Chinese President Xi jinping last week, he did not talk much about tariffs. When asked if he had asked Xi jinping to intervene to stop the war in Ukraine, trump said that china has not done much in this regard.
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