In trade war with US, China holds lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have winning hand

By Around Odisha Bureau On Apr 14, 2025

USA China Tariff Conflict as US and Chinese trade war or American tariffs as two opposing cargo freight containers as an international economic dispute over import and exports concept.

Auburn, 14/4: When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China.

While the rest of the world would be given a 90-day reprieve on additional duties beyond the new 10 per cent tariffs on all US trade partners, China would feel the squeeze even more. On April 9, 2025, Trump raised the tariff on Chinese goods to 125percent.

The move, in Trump’s telling, was prompted by Beijing’s “lack of respect for global markets.” But the US president may well have been smarting from Beijing’s apparent willingness to confront US tariffs head on.