China retaliates after Trump imposes tariffs, claims to ‘not need’ US LNG

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Standing firm in the face of US President’s 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods, the government in Beijing has retaliated by levying import duties on American goods: A 15 percent duty on coal and LNG and 10 percent on crude oil, machinery, cars and trucks. Analysts view Beijing’s measures as “fairly modest, at least relative to US moves.”


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