Wednesday, April 09, 2025

US_ Trump Announces 90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs, Raises Levy on China

THE EPOCH TIMES

Trump Announces 90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs, Raises Levy on China

China will now face a 125 percent tariff, the president announced.


President Donald Trump speaks during a photo opportunity with auto racing officials and champions on the South Portico of the White House on April 9, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

By Jack Phillips and Tom Ozimek
4/9/2025 Updated: 4/9/2025


President Donald Trump announced on April 9 that he is pausing for 90 days reciprocal tariffs that went into effect earlier in the day, while at the same time raising rates for China.

In a statement
posted on social media, Trump said he is suspending reciprocal tariffs that he first announced on April 2—which he dubbed “Liberation Day”—while maintaining a 10 percent baseline tariff across the board.

The president said that more than 75 countries have responded to his tariffs with diplomatic overtures rather than countermeasures, noting that these nations “have not ... retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States.”

The Chinese regime, Trump said, showed a “lack of respect” to the world and the United States in how it treats trade. The president announced that he is raising cumulative tariffs on Chinese products to 125 percent from 104 percent.

The action followed China’s latest tariff hike, which raised duties on U.S. goods to 84 percent. “At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable,” Trump wrote.

Minutes after Trump’s announcement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified to reporters that the level will be brought down “to a universal 10 percent tariff” for all countries with the exception of China.

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