China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% from 84% after Trump’s 145% levy

China on Friday announced an increase in tariffs on US goods from 84 per cent to 125 per cent, shortly after President Donald Trump unveiled a steep hike in duties on Chinese imports, raising them to a staggering 145 per cent.

“If the US insists on continuing to infringe upon China’s interests in a substantive way, China will resolutely take countermeasures and fight to the end,” news agency Reuters quoted the Chinese finance ministry as saying.

The hike follows sustained pressure from the White House on the world’s second-largest economy and leading US import source, which was specifically targeted for an additional tariff increase — despite Washington easing similar ‘reciprocal’ duties on other nations.

The White House clarified that Trump’s 90-day tariff ‘pause’ excludes China, which will instead face a sharp increase in US tariffs, rising to 125 per cent.

In his first reaction to Trump’s tariff onslaught, Chinese premier Xi Jinping urged the European Union to join forces with Beijing to resist what he called “unilateral bullying”.