Trump says ‘every nation, including China, wants to meet’ amid trade war | World News

“Had a very productive call with the President of Mexico yesterday. Likewise, I met with the highest level Japanese Trade Representatives. It was a very productive meeting. Every Nation, including China, wants to meet! Today, Italy!” he said in a post on Truth Social.
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The fact sheet includes Trump’s recent 125 per cent tariff and earlier 20 per cent tariff imposed in response to Beijing’s alleged failure to curb fentanyl exports to the US, as well as potential duties of between 7.5 per cent and 100 per cent that could be imposed following national security reviews launched under the Trade Act of 1974.
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China’s Minry of Foreign Affairs has said it will pay no attention to Trump’s “tariff numbers game”, echoing the remarks made last week the Minry of Finance, which described the escalating tariffs as a “joke” because they no longer have “any economic significance”.
However, offering a olive leaf, the minry announced that China is open to economic and trade negotiations with the US, only if Washington halt its “threats and blackmail tactics.”
“If the US really wants to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation, it should stop exerting extreme pressure, stop threatening and blackmailing, and talk to China on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit,” Foreign Minry spokesman Lin Jian said.
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However, Japan failed Wednesday to secure any immediate relief from US tariffs, with Prime Miner Shigeru Ishiba saying after his envoy held talks in Washington that future negotiations “won’t be easy”. The talks between Ryosei Akazawa and President Donald Trump and other senior US officials were closely watched as a barometer for Washington’s negotiations with other countries reeling from US tariffs.
Economs have warned that if President Trump’s tariffs remain in place, they could effectively bring US-China trade to a standstill due to soaring costs. On Wednesday, the World Trade Organization projected a 0.2 percent decline in global trade volume in 2025 under current conditions—nearly three percentage points below what it would be under a low-tariff scenario.
The WTO also cautioned that the spillover effects of Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs,” most of which are paused until July, could trigger an even steeper 1.5 percent drop in global goods trade, disproportionately impacting export-driven least-developed countries.