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What China may do subsequent as Trump’s tariff struggle ramps-up

By Editorial Board Published April 8, 2025 4 Min Read
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What China may do subsequent as Trump’s tariff struggle ramps-up

The severity can’t be overstated, if an extra 50% tariffs are levied on all Chinese language items it’s going to decimate commerce between the world’s two greatest economies.

Bear in mind, 50% would sit on high of what’s already on the desk: 34% introduced final week, 20% introduced initially of US President Donald Trump’s time period, and a few further tariffs left over from his first time period in workplace.

In whole, it means all Chinese language items would face tariffs of over 100%, some as excessive as 120%.

It is a value that makes any commerce virtually inconceivable.

China is absolutely the one nation on the planet in the intervening time that’s selecting to take a stand.

Whereas others are publicly making concessions and sending delegations to barter, China has clearly calculated that not being seen to be bullied is price the price that retaliation will convey.

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The true query, although, is that if the US does certainly impose this further 50% tomorrow, what may or would China do subsequent?

It has stated it’s going to “fight to the end”, however what does that imply?

In actuality, there are few good choices.

There are some apparent measures that China will virtually actually enact.

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Additional export controls on uncommon earth minerals (essential for the event of high-tech merchandise) are one instance. China controls an enormous proportion of the world’s provide, however the US would probably discover workarounds in time.

Mountain climbing tariffs on high-impact US merchandise comparable to agricultural items is another choice, however there may be solely thus far this might go.

The possibly extra impactful choices have vital drawbacks for Beijing.

It may, as an illustration, goal high-profile American corporations comparable to Apple and Tesla, however this is not very best at a time when China is making an attempt to draw extra overseas funding, and a few devaluation of the forex is feasible, however it could additionally include opposed results.

Different choices are extra political and include the danger of escalation past the financial enviornment.

This has been a significant political problem for Mr Trump, and it is onerous to see it could not represent some type of pink line for him.

Different choices touted embody banning the import of American movies, or maybe calling for the Chinese language public to boycott all American merchandise.

Something like this comes with a way that the world’s two strongest superpowers could be teetering on the sting of not only a whole financial decoupling, however cultural separation too.

There may be understandably severe nervousness about how that would spiral and the precedent it units.

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