Power Clash: The New Tariff Cold War with China

Louis Mbuyu
April 9

President
Donald Trump
United States 🇺🇸
vs

President
Xi Jinping
China 🇨🇳
Donald Trump
Starting today, we’re slapping a baseline 10% tariff on all Chinese goods. No more free rides. If China wants access to our market, they’ll pay for it.

Xi Jinping
In response, China will impose a 15% tariff on U.S. coal and LNG. If the U.S. wants a trade war, we are ready. Let them feel the cost.

Donald Trump
We’re done with being taken advantage of. A 20% tariff on all Chinese imports is now live. We will protect American workers and manufacturing.

Xi Jinping
China will raise tariffs on your chicken, wheat, corn, soybeans. You target our economy, we’ll hit the American farmer where it hurts.

Donald Trump
We’re taking it further — 34% reciprocal tariffs starting now. And if Beijing retaliates again, we’ll push it to 104% without hesitation.

Xi Jinping
China will not be bullied. We are imposing a 125% tariff on U.S. goods and halting exports of rare earths. You want war? We’ll show you economic pain.

Donald Trump
We’re banning fast fashion from China. No more $5 t-shirts from slave labor supply chains. Expect 30% tariffs minimum, and yes, Shein and Temu — we’re looking at you.

Xi Jinping
You target our companies, we’ll block yours. PVH, Illumina, and your tech giants—consider your access cut. And Google? Antitrust investigation just launched.

Donald Trump
Next up: semiconductors. We’re hitting them with levies. We don’t need China to build the future. America will dominate the supply chain again.

Xi Jinping
The U.S. provokes division, but China stands firm. We will double down on tech self-reliance and lead a new economic order free from American interference.
