U.S. President Donald Trump signaled support for steep tariffs on Chinese imports, calling 80% levies “right” ahead of high-level trade talks in Geneva aimed at easing escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that an 80% tariff on Chinese imports “seems right,” just as senior officials from both nations prepare for weekend trade negotiations in Switzerland - seen as a possible first step in easing a deepening trade conflict.
"China should open up its market to USA - would be so good for them!!! Closed markets don’t work anymore!!!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He added, “80% tariff on China seems right. Up to Scott B.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer are expected to meet with China’s top economic official, He Lifeng, in Geneva. Trump administration officials view the talks as a possible turning point in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has ramped up tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, building on duties imposed during his first term and those enacted under the Biden administration.
China has responded with countermeasures, including export restrictions on select rare earth materials and tariffs of up to 125% on U.S. products. Additional duties have also been placed on key American exports such as soybeans and liquefied natural gas.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have not ruled out the possibility of a future summit.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday (24 October) that trade talks with Washington are progressing well. She declined to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to halt negotiations with Canada over Ontario’s anti-tariff advertisement.
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Azerbaijan has proposed creating a joint Start-up and Innovation cooperation platform to strengthen regional collaboration and accelerate technological development across member countries.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
The U.S. allegedly carried out its first night strike of a regional counter-drug campaign in the Caribbean, killing six suspected "narco-terrorists" on a vessel linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has condemned U.S. military operations against vessels in the Caribbean, which have resulted in dozens of deaths and heightened tensions in the region.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have not ruled out the possibility of a future summit.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday (24 October) that trade talks with Washington are progressing well. She declined to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to halt negotiations with Canada over Ontario’s anti-tariff advertisement.
The French Socialist Party which holds a swing position in the hung parliament has threatened to trigger a no-confidence motion on Monday.
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