The White House said the higher tariff is as a result of Chinese retaliation.
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China should just one up him in a way that doesn’t let him one up them: complete embargo
“Oh yeah? Complete embargo PLUS ONE!!”
245% embargo. If you dare try to export things to the US, you’re getting 245% of it back.
The bad part being that the stuff over 100% will be poorly-made American knockoffs.