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The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) it was implementing counter tariffs against the U.S. on multiple products.
The government said that it would implement 15% tariff on coal and liquified natural gas products, as well as a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars.
The new tariffs were in response to the “unilateral tariff hike” by the United States over the weekend, Beijing said.
That hike, it added, “seriously violates World Trade Organization rules, does nothing to resolve its own problems, and disrupts normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States”.
Beijing’s tariffs come into force next Monday, the Finance Ministry said.
China also announced an investigation into Google. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on Tuesday said it is investigating Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws.
The U.S. on Saturday (February 1, 2025) announced sweeping measures against major trade partners, with goods from China facing an additional 10% tariff on top of the duties they already endure.
Mr. Trump said the measures aimed to punish countries for failing to halt flows of illegal migrants and drugs including fentanyl into the United States.
Published – February 04, 2025 11:33 am IST
