China leads the way in hitting back at sweeping new US tariffs
A man walks into a merchandise store displaying Chinese and United States' national flags, in Beijing, April 3, 2025
CHINA led the way today in hitting back at the so-called “reciprocal tariffs” imposed by US President Donald Trump.
He said on Wednesday that the import taxes, ranging from 10 per cent to 49 per cent, would do to US trading partners what they have long done to his country.
Mr Trump maintains they will draw factories and jobs back to the US.
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