Trump after raising tariffs on China to 125%: Xi Jinping is my friend, I would meet with him
US President Donald Trump is ready to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after raising tariffs for China to 125%.
According to Censor.NET, citing Ukrinform, he said this at the White House.
"Oh, of course, he's my friend. I like him. Of course, I would meet with him," he said when asked if he was considering a conversation or meeting with Xi Jinping.
The US leader's statement came amid reciprocal steps by the US and China, which have been announcing new tariffs in response to each other's actions over the past few days.
The day before, the US introduced a 90-day pause with a 10% duty for countries that did not respond to the tariff increase. At the same time, the tariff for China was increased to 125%.
Trump imposes tariffs
As a reminder, Trump signed a decree imposing a minimum 10 percent tariff on almost all goods entering the United States. For some countries, the tariffs are higher. In particular, China - 34%, the European Union - 20%.
Later it became known that Trump had declared a state of emergency in the country's economy.
The US tariffs also affected Ukraine - the US will impose 10 percent duties on its goods.
China has announced that it will impose 34 percent duties on all American goods in response.
At the same time, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine believes that there are chances to negotiate other terms of trade with the United States. In addition, Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko assured that the US duty would not affect the exchange rate or food prices in Ukraine.
