Trump Wants to Levy 45% Tariff on Imports from China
Presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would support a 45 percent tariff on Chinese exports to the U.S., the New York Times reported Jan. 7 (here). “I would tax China on products coming in,” Trump said to the Times' editorial…
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board. “I would do a tariff, yes -- and they do it to us.” Trump said he is a "free trader," but emphasized that it should be fair, and highlighted that China has tariffs on U.S. products.