Source: France 24 [French state media]
“China on Monday hit out at other countries making trade deals with the United States at Beijing’s expense, promising countermeasures against those who ‘appease’ Washington in the blistering tariff war. While [American buyers of goods from] the rest of the world ha[ve] been slapped with a blanket 10 percent tariff, [American buyers of goods from] China [face] levies of up to 145 percent on many products. Beijing has responded with duties of 125 percent on [Chinese buyers of] US goods. A number of countries are now engaged in negotiations with the United States to lower tariffs, parallel to Washington’s full trade war against top US economic rival China. But Beijing warned nations on Monday not to seek a deal with the United States that compromised its interests.” (04/21/25)