Trump Warns China
Trump Warns China: Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, has said that if China enters Taiwan, he will impose more tariffs on Chinese goods.
The former U.S. President told the Wall Street Journal in an interview, ‘My point is, if you enter Taiwan, I have no choice but to impose a 150 to 200 percent tax on you.’
According to Sharq, when asked if he would use military force if China besieged Taiwan, Trump said it wouldn’t come to that because Chinese President Xi Jinping respects him.
In this interview, Trump said, ‘I had a very good relationship with him. I don’t have to use military force because he respects me and knows what a tough guy I am.’
China considers democratic Taiwan a part of its territory and has never ruled out the use of force to seize the island.
Taiwan strongly opposes China’s sovereignty claim. In part of his speech, Trump addressed voters in the crucial November election, where he is set to compete with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, outlining his plan to impose comprehensive tariffs of 10 to 20 percent on almost all imports and 60 percent or more on Chinese goods, a move he says will boost American domestic production.
During Trump’s presidency from early 2017 to early 2021, his aggressive approach towards China was evident in the tariffs that led to a trade war between the two countries, shaking markets worldwide.
In the interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump also spoke about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and reiterated that if he were in office, Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have attacked.
The Wall Street Journal quoted Trump about his previous meeting with Putin, writing, ‘I told Putin, we have a good relationship, Vladimir, if you go after Ukraine, I will hit you so hard you won’t believe it, right in the heart of Moscow.’
On the other hand, the Canadian federal government says businesses can apply for exemptions from the new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum.
Ottawa says these measures are provided to offset the challenges Canadian industries face in adjusting their supply chains.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 26 that Canada will impose a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum.
The tariff on Chinese electric vehicles was implemented on October 1, but the tariff on steel and aluminum will be implemented on October 22.
The government says it will review applications from businesses that rely on imported products they cannot source elsewhere, those that signed contracts before the tariffs were announced, or those with other special conditions.