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China hits back at Trump with 15% tariffs on U.S. coal and LNG — Axios (www.axios.com)

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China's finance ministry announced the measures in response to 10% tariffs on Chinese products imposed by President Trump's administration, which took effect Tuesday.

China's government would impose 15% tariffs on U.S. coal and LNG starting this coming Monday, per a finance ministry statement.U.S. crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars and pickup trucks would face 10% tariffs.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has said tariffs "will only raise prices for American families and upend supply chains."China's government said Trump's action "seriously violates the rules of the World Trade Organization" and it's announced plans to file a legal complaint with the WTO.

The WTO's dispute system has been hampered since 2019 when the first Trump administration blocked the appointment of judges.

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[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago

Honestly, they should leave those fossil fuel tariffs in place indefinitely. Don’t threaten me with a cleaner environment.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 month ago

i wish that the article spent some time explaining what the impacts are since china gets so much of coal and lng internally.

[-] context@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

good call. reuters is providing a bit of that:

China's total LNG imports have been averaging around 6.5 million tons a month recently, meaning the U.S. is supplying in a range between 4% and 12% of the total.

Official customs data showed China's total coal imports averaged 45.2 million tons per month in 2024, making the U.S. little more than a fringe supplier.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-kills-energy-trade-with-us-initial-impact-is-limited-russell-2025-02-04/

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 month ago

China is committed to using renewable and clean energy for everything. Putting tariffs on the dirty energy sources, not only are they sticking the USA in the gut, they’re also accelerating the switch-over to clean energy by making dirty energy sources expensive. I think this is an absolute win for China.