Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Donald Trump says US tariffs on imports from the EU “will definitely happen”While not ruling out targeting the UK with tariffs and saying the country is “out of line”,

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Donald Trump says US tariffs on imports from the EU “will definitely happen”
While not ruling out targeting the UK with tariffs and saying the country is “out of line”, he says the situation “can be worked out”
The US president says UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has “been very nice” and they are “getting along very well”
Trump also declares he will speak to Mexico and Canada’s leaders on Monday
He has already announced tariffs of 25% on the two countries’ goods, as well as an additional 10% tax on Chinese goods, due to come into effect from Tuesday
Canada and Mexico are set to bring in retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump’s moves
.. Meanwhile, China says it will implementChina to file lawsuit with WTO, vows ‘countermeasures’ in response to Trump tariffs. China’s Ministry of Commerce said it would file a legal case against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO), in response to President Trump’s decision Saturday to impose 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods.
In a statement, the ministry’s spokesperson vowed further “countermeasures” against the United States but did not specify what steps it would take.
“The unilateral tariff increase by the United States seriously violates WTO rules,” the statement, translated into English, read. “It is not only unhelpful in solving its own problems, but also undermines the normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States.”
“China will file a lawsuit with the WTO for the wrong practices of the United States and will take corresponding countermeasures to firmly safeguard its own rights and interests,” the statement continued.
On Saturday, Trump made good on a long-standing campaign promise to impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods and 10 percent tariffs on Chinese goods.

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