China Calls on US to Cancel Tariffs After Court Ruling
Trump had introduced tariffs on several trading partners last year, citing unfair trade practices. Most affected countries faced a 10% baseline tariff, with additional charges for significant trade imbalances. However, the court recently ruled that Trump lacked the authority to enforce these tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), rendering most of them void.
In a statement on Monday, China’s Commerce Ministry called on Washington to lift the tariffs, saying they now breach even US domestic law. “China has consistently opposed all forms of unilateral tariff increases and has repeatedly emphasized that there are no winners in a trade war,” the ministry said. “The US’s unilateral measures… violate both international trade rules and US domestic law. China urges the US to cancel its unilateral tariff measures.”
Tensions between the US and China have persisted for years, particularly over economic and technological disputes, but Trump’s tariff policies last year escalated the situation into a full-scale trade conflict. At its peak, US tariffs on Chinese goods reached 145%, while Chinese tariffs on American products climbed to 125%. In November, a temporary one-year pause in retaliatory measures was agreed, reducing tariffs to roughly 10% in certain sectors.
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