China retaliates against Trump with 34% tit-for-tat tariff

Beijing blacklists more U.S. companies as trade war escalates

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Gantry cranes stand near a cargo ship at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai on Feb. 7. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI and STELLA YIFAN XIE

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- China on Friday announced an additional 34% tariff against all U.S. goods and added more American companies to its export control and unreliable entity lists, responding to President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs.

The additional Chinese tariffs will take effect at 12:01 p.m. on April 10, according to a statement on the website of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. Goods that departed from the place of origin before that time, and those that are imported until midnight on May 13, 2025, will be exempted from the additional levy.

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