Imposing tariffs like this is equivalent to 'blocking most of the trade between China and the United States'

Release time： 2025-04-16 Browsing：90次

Regarding the exemption of some electronic products from "equivalent tariffs" by US Customs last weekend, US President Trump stated on the 13th local time that no tariff "exceptions" have been announced, and related products have only been transferred to other tariff categories.

American economist Erika York believes that imposing a 145% total tariff on Chinese imports will prevent most of the trade between China and the United States, which is equivalent to directly cutting off trade relations.

Maersk has warned that the booking volume of container shipping services has decreased, and the "additional service fee" imposed by Trump on "Chinese ships" may take effect next week, leading to a large-scale restructuring of North American shipping services, and there may be port congestion and soaring freight rates in the future.