The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is throwing a full-blown tantrum, vowing to “fight to the end” after President Donald Trump delivered a righteous ultimatum: retract your outrageous 34% retaliatory tariff on American goods by April 8, or face a devastating 50% tariff wall from the United States starting April 9.
This is the kind of bold leadership America’s forgotten workers have been crying out for—and the CCP can’t handle it.
Last week, President Trump took a sledgehammer to decades of Chinese economic exploitation, slapping a 34% tariff on their imports to level the playing field against Beijing’s suffocating 67% trade barriers.
In typical CCP fashion, instead of negotiating in good faith, China resorted to propaganda, whining about “unilateral bullying” while conveniently ignoring its decades of economic warfare, including slave labor, forced technology transfers, and currency manipulation.
According to a Google-translated statement by CCP’s Ministry of Finance:
On April 2, 2025, the US government announced the imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese goods exported to the US. The US practice is inconsistent with international trade rules, seriously undermines China’s legitimate rights and interests, and is a typical unilateral bullying practice that not only undermines the interests of the United States itself, but also endangers global economic development and the stability of the production and supply chain.
In accordance with the Tariff Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China and other laws and regulations and the basic principles of international law, and with the approval of the State Council, the State Council Tariff Commission announced that from 12:01 on April 10, 2025, a 34% tariff will be imposed on all imported goods originating from the United States.
Goods that have been shipped from the place of departure before 12:01 on April 10, 2025 and imported between 12:01 on April 10, 2025 and 24:00 on May 13, 2025 will not be subject to the additional tariffs.
China urges the United States to immediately cancel its unilateral tariff measures and resolve trade differences through consultation in an equal, respectful and mutually beneficial manner.
And that’s not all from the red dragon’s temper tantrum. According to CNBC, Beijing escalated the situation by:
- Blacklisting 11 more U.S. companies under its so-called “unreliable entities list.”
- Adding 16 more American entities to its export control list.
- Blocking exports of rare earth elements vital to electronics and defense systems.
- And filing a performative complaint with the World Trade Organization
President Trump took to Truth Social to call out their bluff: “CHINA PLAYED IT WRONG, THEY PANICKED — THE ONE THING THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO!”
He’s right—China’s economy is teetering, and Trump knows it.
“China has been hit much harder than the USA, not even close. They, and many other nations, have treated us unsustainably badly. We have been the dumb and helpless “whipping post,” but not any longer. We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before. Already, more than FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT, and rising fast! THIS IS AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION, AND WE WILL WIN. HANG TOUGH, it won’t be easy, but the end result will be historic. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Trump wrote.
On Monday, Trump dropped the hammer with a fiery Truth Social post.
“Yesterday, China issued Retaliatory Tariffs of 34%, on top of their already record setting Tariffs, Non-Monetary Tariffs, Illegal Subsidization of companies, and massive long term Currency Manipulation…
Therefore, if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.
Additionally, all talks with China concerning their requested meetings with us will be terminated! Negotiations with other countries, which have also requested meetings, will begin taking place immediately.”
China, meanwhile, is doubling down on its delusions.
The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing issued a statement dripping with hypocrisy and propaganda, claiming that its retaliatory tariffs are “legitimate” and that America’s efforts are nothing more than blackmail.
According to a Google-translated statement:
“China has noted that on April 7, Eastern Time, the United States threatened to impose a further 50% tariff on China, to which China firmly opposes.
If the U.S. escalates its tariff measures, China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests.
The so-called “reciprocal tariffs” imposed by the United States on China are groundless and a typical unilateral bullying practice.
The countermeasures China has taken are to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests and maintain the normal international trade order, and are completely legitimate.
The U.S.’s threat to escalate tariffs on China is adding insult to injury and once again exposes the blackmail nature of the U.S., which China will never accept. if the United States insists on having its own way, Chiña will definitely accompany it to the end.
China reiterated that there are no winners in the trade war and there is no way out for protectionism. Pressure and threats are not the correct way to deal with China.
China urges the United States to immediately correct its wrong practices, cancel all unilateral tariff measures against China, stop its economic and trade suppression, and properly resolve differences with China through equal dialogue on the basis of mutual respect.”
Chinese Commerce Ministry: #China firmly opposes the #US‘s threat of 50% additional #tariffs. China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests should the #US escalate its #tariff measures.
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— Chinese Embassy in US (@ChineseEmbinUS) April 8, 2025
