Communist China has retaliated against President Donald Trump’s latest round of America-first tariffs by imposing a staggering 84% levy on U.S. imports, up from 34%.
The move, announced by Beijing’s State Council Tariff Commission, is a direct response to the Trump administration’s bold decision to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to over 104% in defense of American workers and industries.
The Chinese regime, notorious for its predatory trade practices and flagrant theft of U.S. intellectual property, lashed out with typical propaganda, accusing the U.S. of “unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying.”
This is from a government that has spent decades rigging global trade in its favor, flooding markets with cheap, subsidized goods, and exploiting weak American leadership—until now.
According to the translated statement:
“On April 8, 2025, the US government announced that it would increase the “reciprocal tariff” on Chinese goods exported to the US from 34% to 84%.
The US’s practice of escalating tariffs on China is a mistake on top of a mistake, which seriously infringes on China’s legitimate rights and interests, seriously damages the rules-based multilateral trading system, and seriously impacts the stability of the global economic order. It is a typical example of unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying.
In accordance with the Tariff Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China and other laws and regulations and the basic principles of international law, and with the approval of the State Council, the State Council Tariff Commission announced that from 12:01 on April 10, 2025, the tariff rate specified in the Announcement of the State Council Tariff Commission on Imposing Additional Tariffs on Imports Originating in the United States (Tariff Commission Announcement No. 4 of 2025) will be adjusted from 34% to 84%. Other matters shall be implemented in accordance with the Announcement No. 4 of 2025 of the Tariff Commission.
China urges the US to immediately correct its wrong practices, cancel all unilateral tariff measures against China, and properly resolve differences with China through equal dialogue on the basis of mutual respect.”
“It’s unfortunate that the Chinese actually don’t want to come and negotiate, because they are the worst offenders in the international trading system,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business Wednesday.
“They have the most imbalanced economy in the history of the modern world, and I can tell you that this escalation is a loser for them.”
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.@SecScottBessent: “I think it’s unfortunate that the Chinese actually don’t want to come and negotiate because they are the worst offenders in the international trading system… And I can tell you that this escalation is a loser for them.” pic.twitter.com/dtk2w6TJES
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 9, 2025
It can be recalled that Trump unleashed a devastating 104% tariff on Communist China this Wednesday after Beijing ignored his “12 o’clock” deadline to lift its retaliatory tariffs.
This tariff comprises a pre-existing 20% duty, a 34% reciprocal levy, and an additional 50% retaliatory tariff imposed by the U.S. in response to China’s earlier tariffs on American goods.
Beijing’s knee-jerk tariff hike reveals its growing panic. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) knows that Trump’s policies—reshoring manufacturing, securing supply chains, and penalizing unfair trade—are working. American factories are roaring back, jobs are returning, and for the first time in decades, the U.S. is negotiating from a position of strength.
Meanwhile, China’s economy is a house of cards—plagued by a collapsing real estate market, record youth unemployment, and slowing growth. The CCP’s only move? More bullying. But this time, they’re up against a president who doesn’t back down.
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