President Trump talks about the possibility of China calling the US to negotiate tariffs

US President Donald Trump's Truth Social post on the case of South Korea and China regarding tariffs

On the evening of April 8, US President Donald Trump announced on the social network Truth Social that he had just had a phone call with the acting President of South Korea to discuss many issues.

According to Fox News on April 9, US President Donald Trump is currently targeting South Korea and many other countries with tariff policies.

However, in a post on the social network Truth Social, Mr. Trump showed that the US is conducting multilateral negotiations with many countries. The US President hinted that a deal with South Korea is completely possible.

“I just had a great call with the Acting President of South Korea,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We talked about their massive and unsustainable trade surplus, tariffs, shipbuilding, massive purchases of U.S. LNG, the Alaskan pipeline joint venture, and paying for the great military protection we provide to South Korea.”

“They started these military payments in my first term, billions of dollars, and Sleepy Joe Biden — for some unknown reason — canceled that deal. That shocked everybody!” Trump added.

“Anyway, we are in the frame and have a very good chance of making a great DEAL for both countries. Their top level team is on the plane to the US, and things look to be going well. We are also working with many other countries, all of whom want to make a deal with the United States. Like with South Korea, we are bringing up issues that are not in the trade and tariffs framework for negotiation as well. 'BUY ONE PLACE FOR EVERYTHING' is a beautiful and efficient process!!!”, the US President declared in the post.

“China would love to make a deal, but they don’t know where to start. We are waiting for their call. It will happen! GOD BLESS THE USA,” Trump concluded.

Previously, according to AFP news agency, on April 8, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce declared that Beijing would "fight to the end" in the tariff war with the US.

The statement was China's response to the threat of imposing an additional 50% tariff on Chinese-origin goods made by US President Donald Trump just hours earlier.

"The US's threat to escalate tariffs against China is mistake upon mistake. It once again shows the US's blackmailing nature," the spokesperson said.

China will never accept this. If the US is determined to go down this path, China will fight to the end.

If the US escalates tariff measures, China will take strong countermeasures to protect its rights and interests."

A spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce also stressed the desire for "dialogue" with the US and that "no one wins in a trade war".

On April 2, Mr. Trump announced the reciprocal tariffs he plans to impose on trading partners that he believes are "taking advantage" of the United States.

Of which, China is subject to a 34% tax. This tax rate is combined with the 20% tax on all Chinese goods previously announced by the White House, raising the tariff barrier on goods from China to the US to 54%.

Beijing quickly responded by imposing a 34% tariff on US goods. On April 7, Mr. Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff, raising the tariff barrier on Chinese goods to 104%, if Beijing did not remove the 34% tariff on US goods by April 8.

On April 8, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed to Fox News that the US will begin collecting 104% tariffs on Chinese goods from April 9, after Beijing ignored President Donald Trump's deadline to lift retaliatory measures.

Press Secretary Leavitt confirmed this at a White House press briefing. Ms. Leavitt told reporters: "China was wrong to retaliate. When America is targeted, Mr. Trump will hit back harder. That is why the 104% tariff will go into effect on China at midnight tonight."

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