China imposes a rate of 34% on imports of American products from April 10

By Huizhong Wu and Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

Bangkok (AP) – China announced on Friday that it would impose a 34% rate of imports of all American products from April 10, part of a wave of reprisal measures after the list of two -digit tariffs by US President Donald Trump.

The new rate corresponds to the rate of the American “reciprocal” rate of 34% on Chinese exports that Trump has ordered this week.

The Beijing Ministry of Commerce has also declared in an opinion that it would impose more export controls on rare earths, which are materials used in high -tech products such as computer fleas and electric vehicle batteries.

Samarium and its compounds, which are used in aerospace manufacturing and the defense sector. Another element called Gadolinium is used in MRI.

China customs administration said it has suspended chicken imports from certain American suppliers after detecting Furazolidone, a drug prohibited in China, in the expeditions of these companies.

In addition, he said that he had found high levels of mold in sorghum and salmonella in poultry meat of certain companies. The announcements affect a company exporting Sorghum, C&D Inc. and four poultry companies.

In addition, the Chinese government said it added 27 companies to lists of companies subject to commercial sanctions or export controls.

Among them, 16 are subject to the ban on the export of “double use” goods. High Point Aerotechnologies, a defense technology company, and Universal Logistics Holding, a listed transport and logistics company, was among those listed.

Beijing has also announced that it had filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on the issue of prices.

“The imposition of so-called” reciprocal prices “seriously violates the WTO rules, seriously damages the legitimate rights and interests of the WTO members and seriously undermines the multilateral trading system based on rules and the international economic and commercial economic order,” said the Ministry of Commerce.

“It is a typical practice of unilateral intimidation which endangers the stability of the global economic and commercial order. China firmly opposes it, “he said.

Other actions include the launch of an anti-monopoly survey on Dupont China Group Co., a subsidiary of the multinational chemicals giant and an anti-dumping probe on X-ray tube and CT tubes for imported CT scanners from the United States and India.

In February, China announced a rate of 15% on imports of coal and liquefied natural gas products from the United States, it added a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machines and high-engine cars.

Dozens of American companies are subject to trade and investment checks, while many other Chinese companies are confronted with limits similar to relations with American companies.

The latest prices apply to all products manufactured in the United States, according to a press release from the Tariff Commission of the Council of State of the Ministry of Finance.

While friction on the commercial front has warmed up, global relations are a little less fractious.

American and Chinese military officials met this week for the first time that Trump took office in January to share concerns about military security in the seas. The talks held on Wednesday and Thursday in Shanghai aimed to minimize the risk of problems, both parties said.

Originally published: April 4, 2025 at 4:19 PDT