Politics
‘Extremely disappointing’: US trade partners respond to Trump’s new tariffs
- The reactions on Friday came the day after Washington imposed the new measures, targeting more than 80 countries with rates ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent on goods.
- The administration justified the levies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, saying that the countries in question failed to adequately restrict imported goods made with forced labour.
Countries question Trump administration's latest round of tariffs, which relate to forced labour claims. Countries across the world have responded to the latest round of tariffs imposed by the administration of United States President Donald Trump.
The reactions on Friday came the day after Washington imposed the new measures, targeting more than 80 countries with rates ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent on goods. The administration justified the levies under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, saying that the countries in question failed to adequately restrict imported goods made with forced labour. Many of the countries targeted have rejected the allegation.
Trump has aggressively pursued tariffs as part of a wider strategy to jumpstart US manufacturing and address what he has described as uneven trade relations. But he has regularly faced major setbacks, with his signature reciprocal tariffs eventually deemed unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court. The latest duties were imposed as another 10 percent global tariff reached its legal time limit on Thursday night, provoking accusations that Trump was again misusing US law.
Source: Al Jazeera English