The White House talked about Trump's position on tariffs against China

In the trade dispute between the United States and China, the ball is on the side of China, according to the President of the United States, Donald Trump. This was announced on April 15 by White House press Secretary Caroline Leavitt at a briefing for journalists.

"The president has clearly outlined his position on China. Although I have an additional statement that he just shared with me in the Oval Office. The ball is on the Chinese side. China should make a deal with us. We don't have to negotiate with them," she said.

At the same time, Leavitt stressed that the American leader is open to concluding a trade deal with China.

Market conventions: China and the EU may join forces in a trade war against the United States

The share of their total GDP in the global economy will reach a third in the coming years, but it is unlikely that the countries will remove all barriers.

On April 2, Trump announced the introduction of 10% base duties on products imported from other countries. For the European Union (EU), this figure was raised to 20%, and for China — to 34%. On April 4, Beijing imposed retaliatory duties of 34% against the United States, after which Washington announced an increase in anti-Chinese duties to 104%. Later, the Chinese authorities decided to raise duties on imported goods from the United States to 84% as a mirror measure.

On April 9, President Trump announced the suspension of duties previously imposed on a number of countries for 90 days. He also announced an immediate increase in duties on products from China to 125%. On April 10, this figure reached 145%.