The White House announced that new tariffs will take effect immediately.
According to AFP, on Tuesday, White House spokesman Leavitt told the media: "My understanding is that the tariff measures will take effect immediately after being announced tomorrow, April 2," she said that she had discussed this issue with Trump.
Leavitt previously told the media that Trump would announce his reciprocal tariff plan to correct decades of unfair trade practices that have been "continuously exploiting America", it's time to implement reciprocal "tariffs", and the president needs to make a historic change and make the right decision for the American people.
Trump also previously stated that due to America being "exploited by every country in the world", the implementation of tariff measures is inevitable. Trump also called April 2nd "Liberation Day" for America, but emphasized that "we will be very friendly. Relatively speaking, we will be very merciful."
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum products since March this year, and plans to further increase tariffs on imported cars starting this Thursday. Trump will also unveil the "reciprocal tariff" plan on Wednesday.
Experts warned that Trump's reciprocal tariff strategy may trigger a chain reaction of retaliatory actions from major trading countries such as China, Canada, and the EU, thus posing a risk of igniting a global trade war.
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