Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chinese Imports, Escalates Trade War Fears

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump also suggested that he saw "no reason" to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his upcoming trip to South Korea.
53% : This new tariff would raise import duties on many Chinese products to nearly 130%, reviving fears of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
50% : In his post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the new tariffs would be applied "over and above any tariff they are currently paying."
46% : Furthermore, Trump said that China took an "extraordinarily aggressive position" in trade and sent a "hostile letter" to global leaders, detailing large-scale export controls on all Chinese-made products, also set for November 1. He added, "It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History.

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