China announced on Friday that it would impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10, as part of a series of retaliation measures for President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day.
The new tariffs match the U.S. “countdown” tariff rate that matches the Chinese export tax rate ordered by Trump this week is 34%.
Beijing's commerce ministry also said it would impose more export controls on rare earths, materials used in high-tech products such as computer chips and electric vehicle batteries.
Included in the mineral list of controlled measures in aviation production and defense sectors. Another element called Gadolinium is used in the MRI scan.
China Customs Administration said it has suspended imports of chickens from two U.S. suppliers, Mountel Farm in Delaware and coastal processing. It said that Chinese customs have been found several times in the transportation of these companies in China forbidden use of the drug Furazolidone.
In addition, the Chinese government said it has added 27 companies to the list of companies subject to trade sanctions or export controls.
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Among them, 16 are prohibited from exporting “dual use” goods. A publicly traded transportation and logistics company High Point Aerotechnologies is a defense technology company, as well as listed publicly traded transportation and logistics companies.
Beijing also announced that it filed a lawsuit against the World Trade Organization over tariffs.
“The so-called 'mutual tariffs' of the United States have seriously violated WTO rules, seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of WTO members, and seriously undermined the rules-based multilateral trading system and the international economic and trade order,” the Ministry of Commerce said.
“This is a typical unilateral bullying that endangers the stability of the global economic and trade order. China firmly opposes this,” it said.
In February, China announced a 15% import tax rate on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas products, adding 10% tariffs on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-scale engine vehicles, respectively.
According to a statement from the Treasury National Council Tariff Commission, the latest tariffs apply to all products made in the United States.
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