{"id":156553,"date":"2025-05-09T21:55:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=156553"},"modified":"2025-05-09T21:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T18:55:05","slug":"trump-backs-80-tariffs-ahead-of-crucial-u-s-china-talks-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/trump-backs-80-tariffs-ahead-of-crucial-u-s-china-talks-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Backs 80% Tariffs Ahead of Crucial U.S.-China Talks in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posting<\/a><\/strong> on Truth Social, the former president called the 80% tariff rate \u201cappropriate,\u201d dismissing any need to scale back duties to incentivize talks.<\/p>\n

Recent trade data paints a more strained picture: shipments from China to the U.S. have dropped sharply, raising concerns over looming supply disruptions and price hikes. Despite this, Trump insisted that China has little room to retaliate further, having already raised its countermeasures to 125% and imposed restrictions on rare earth exports.<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and lead negotiator Jamieson Greer will represent Washington in the Geneva meetings, facing China\u2019s Vice Premier He Lifeng.<\/p>\n