{"id":6568,"date":"2025-03-18T11:35:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=6568"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:35:52","slug":"how-is-china-hitting-back-against-us-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2025\/03\/18\/how-is-china-hitting-back-against-us-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"How is China hitting back against US tariffs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Link To Article: https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czj31l4p7vzo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article discusses how the current trade war between the US and China intensified as China reacted to higher US tariffs with retaliatory economic actions. Beijing slapped tariffs of 15% on US agricultural products and 10% on aquatic products, beef, and other commodities. It also cut back exports of rare earth metals and added US companies like Illumina and Calvin Klein to trade restriction lists. China also initiated an anti-monopoly investigation into Google. As the US shoots for China’s economy, Beijing is countering in measured steps, trying to be as locally benign as possible while signaling pushback. China’s move is said to affirm its sovereignty in international trade while resisting US economic coercion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The article highlights how China’s retaliatory measures demonstrate its strategic strategy\u2014hurting particular US industries while avoiding serious damage to its economy. The American agriculture and fossil fuel tariffs are intended to damage US exports without seriously upsetting China’s supply chain. The rare metals restriction further confirms China’s control of the global resource reins. Moreover, Beijing’s non-tariff actions, including investigations into US companies, replicate Washington’s tactics. But China’s response is measured; it is careful not to escalate too sharply and hurt its economy or trade with other global partners. This implies a longer-term strategy of endurance rather than confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many different stakeholders involved in the trade\u00a0war and they\u00a0can\u00a0respond differently based on their interests. The\u00a0government of the\u00a0US\u00a0may\u00a0increase\u00a0tariffs\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0or negotiate under\u00a0election\u00a0pressure, particularly\u00a0because\u00a0elections\u00a0are\u00a0approaching.\u00a0The\u00a0government\u00a0of China\u00a0may\u00a0add\u00a0additional trade restrictions\u00a0and\u00a0develop\u00a0stronger\u00a0alternative supply chains. US businesses, especially\u00a0agricultural\u00a0and energy\u00a0businesses, may\u00a0demand\u00a0lower\u00a0tariffs or\u00a0discover\u00a0new markets. Chinese\u00a0businesses\u00a0may\u00a0turn\u00a0to\u00a0local\u00a0suppliers or\u00a0seek\u00a0to\u00a0trade with non-US\u00a0allies. Consumers in both countries\u00a0may\u00a0have\u00a0their\u00a0prices\u00a0raised,\u00a0and\u00a0therefore\u00a0they\u00a0might alter the way they spend.\u00a0World\u00a0markets may react\u00a0through\u00a0volatility,\u00a0and\u00a0other nations\u00a0may\u00a0exploit\u00a0interrupted\u00a0flow\u00a0of\u00a0trade. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Link To Article: https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czj31l4p7vzo This article discusses how the current trade war between the US and China intensified as China reacted to higher US tariffs with retaliatory economic actions. Beijing slapped tariffs of 15% on US agricultural products and 10% on aquatic products, beef, and other commodities. It also cut back exports of rare earth metals and added US companies… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6568"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6580,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6568\/revisions\/6580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}