Trump warns China ‘not getting off the hook’ on US tariffs for electronics
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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says tariffs on semiconductors to be in place within weeks.
United States President Donald Trump has said that no one is “getting off the hook” on trade after his administration appeared to dial down pressure on China by issuing a notice exempting certain high-tech products from his “reciprocal” tariffs.
In the latest twist in the Trump administration’s trade war on Sunday, the president said that there were no exceptions to the tariffs, as smartphones, laptops and other products were still subject to an existing 20 percent duty and the items were being moved to a different tariff “bucket”.
“We will not be held hostage by other Countries, especially hostile trading Nations like China,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One later on Sunday, Trump said he would announce new tariffs on semiconductors over the next week.
“The tariffs will be in place in the not distant future,” Trump said, adding that there would be flexibility for some companies in the sector.
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