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China hits back against Trump's trade tariffs with its own
A magazine carrying a front cover of US President Donald Trump with the words ‘Trump shock again’ on display with other magazines at a bookstand in Beijing, February 4, 2025

CHINA hit back today at US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on its products with tariffs of its own.

Beijing also announced that it would be opening an anti-trust investigation into Google.

In a response to the latest tariffs announcement by the US President, China said it would implement a 15 per cent tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products as well as a 10 per cent tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the US. 

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