Beijing's measures come in the wake of duties imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration earlier this week.
  • China’s finance ministry on Friday said it will impose a 34% tariff on all goods imported from the U.S. starting on April 10.
  • The ministry criticized Washington’s decision to impose 34% of additional reciprocal levies on China — bringing total U.S. tariffs against the country to 54% — as “inconsistent with international trade rules.”
  • U.S. stock futures and European markets fell sharply on news of the reciprocal tariffs.

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      • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
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        1 day ago

        then you are the only Chinese person I’ve ever heard say “Hans Chinese”

          • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
            73·
            1 day ago

            you said you’re Taiwanese above, do you consider yourself Taiwanese and not Chinese?

            • Joncash2@lemmy.mlEnglish
              106·
              1 day ago

              That’s correct. Like I said, westerners have no understanding of what the Taiwanese people want or think. And instead of understanding, they make grand statements about what we want without our input. Again, if you look at the voting, we voted heavily in favor of status quo, which is what I want. If you look at polls, Taiwanese people consider themselves Taiwanese. It’s confusing to people like you because you want it to be black and white, we are fine with shades of gray. Mostly though, I want people to stop talking for us.

              • Match!!@pawb.socialEnglish
                5·
                1 day ago

                that’s legit, as an anarchist i want peoples to be able to speak for themselves. I’m not finding referendums about independence, though, just polling from the NSC / ECCU that suggests a split between maintaining status quo and gradually moving towards independence

                • Joncash2@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  61·
                  1 day ago

                  I mean if you ask Taiwanese people in the very long run would it be nice if Taiwan is independent I would argue probably 70% would agree with that. But we’re fine with that not happening for hundreds of years if so be it. We’re mostly fine with the situation the way it is right now. Which is exactly why I dislike people bringing up Taiwan whenever they talk about China. First it’s always about war, second it’s always about us wanting an independence we’re not actually thinking about within our lifetimes. Taiwan only becomes a hot zone IF the US makes it a hot zone. China has stated they have no plans to take Taiwan by force unless necessary and will prepare a strong enough military by 2027 to fight the US. The US has taken that to mean China will invade in 2027. What China is really saying is we’re going to be so strong that Taiwan would want to return. I don’t think that’s true. Most Taiwanese people do not want to return. However, if USA keeps doing what it’s doing, Taiwan may U-turn. There’s a lot of unhappiness right now about America. BUT that’s also why we like the status quo. We see the winds changing. We want the best opportunities for ourselves regardless of who leads the world.

                  • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    4·
                    1 day ago

                    How do you feel about the military exercises China takes near Taiwan?

                    I’d also like to hear your perspective on US involvement in the region, such as military bases and weapons aid.