Washington – US President-elect Donald Trump said on his first day in office that he would sign an executive order imposing a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese products, news agencies reported citing Trump’s remarks. on a social network. Trump will take office on January 20.
“As one of my first orders, I will sign all the necessary documents on January 20 to charge Mexico and Canada a 25 percent tariff on all products coming into the United States,” Trump wrote, adding that the tariffs would remain in place until both countries take action against drugs. especially fentanyl, and migrants who cross the US border illegally.
As for China, Trump accused Beijing of not taking strong enough action against the flow of drugs. “Until this is stopped, we will charge China an additional 10 percent tariff on all goods coming into the U.S. on top of any other tariffs,” he said.
It is unclear whether Trump will actually follow through on his threats or use them as a negotiating tactic before taking the White House next year, AP noted.
Trump has previously promised to remove China’s most-favoured-nation clause and impose tariffs on imports from China at a rate of more than 60 percent, much higher than during his first term in the White House, Reuters recalled.
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