As China increased duties on all US goods to 125 percent and cut back on rare earth resource exports.
Trump ultimately upped tariffs on China to 145 percent and then 245 percent while halting tariff plans for all other nations for 90 days.
Trump and Xi Jinping, the president of China, have both stated that they would not be defeated easily. China has stated that it is “ready to fight till the end,” while Trump has said that China has “played it wrong.”
In response to questions from reporters over the ongoing conflict, Trump stated that he would not play hardball with the country and that they would both find a way to cooperate.
“No, no, we’re going to be very nice,” he declared in a statement on Tuesday, April 22. We’ll see, but they’re going to be really pleasant.
