China Retaliates With 84 Percent Tariffs on US Goods

Beijing said that the rules will be enforced from April 10 midday local time, at 12:01 a.m. ET.
China Retaliates With 84 Percent Tariffs on US Goods
A truck passes by China dhipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles, in Long Beach, Calif. on Sept. 1, 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
Owen Evans
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China’s finance ministry has announced an additional 84 percent tariff on all goods imported from the United States, set to take effect on Thursday.

On April 9, the Chinese communist regime said that these rules would be enforced from midday, Beijing time (12:01 a.m. ET), on April 10. The 84 percent tariff replaces the previously announced 34 percent tariff.
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