8 Apr 2025

Donald Trump threatens 50% tariffs on China

From Checkpoint, 4:14 pm on 8 April 2025

While many countries are looking to hustle up a tariff deal with the Trump administration, China is promising to stand firm. Beijing' commerce ministry said the United States' threat to increase tariffs by another 50 percent is a mistake upon mistake and amounts to blackmail. United States correspondent Zach Monterallo spoke to Lisa Owen.