CCTV News reported on the 23rd local time that US President Trump, during an AI summit held in Washington, stated that he would impose simple tariffs of 15% to 50% on most countries around the world.
As for why the tariff rates differ among different countries, Trump said: "We set the tariff at 50% because our relations with these countries have not been very good."
On the day before, Trump also announced on social media that the 25% tariff on Japan would be reduced to 15%, in exchange for Japan opening its market to certain categories of American products and committing to invest a total of $55 billion in the United States.
Some U.S. media reports indicated that countries including South Korea, India, and the European Union are still negotiating with the United States, hoping to reach relatively favorable agreements before the tariffs take effect. At the same time, it was reported that Trump said the United States is currently conducting "serious" negotiations with the European Union - if the EU agrees to open its market to American companies, the United States will allow the EU to pay lower tariffs.
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