China is pressing the United States to lift tariffs after a landmark Trump tariff ruling from the Supreme Court struck down key Trump-era trade measures. The six-to-three decision ruled that President Trump lacked authority under a 1977 law to impose unilateral tariffs on individual countries, challenging the legal basis for his trade policy and prompting global scrutiny.
In response, Trump moved quickly to implement new global import duties, initially at 10 percent before raising them to 15 percent on Saturday. These new tariffs are set to begin Tuesday and will last 150 days, with exemptions for certain products.
China’s commerce ministry called on Washington to cancel unilateral tariffs. “China urges the United States to cancel its unilateral tariff measures on its trading partners,” the ministry said, adding, “There are no winners in a trade war and that protectionism leads nowhere.” The foreign ministry emphasized it is monitoring U.S. trade investigations that could maintain higher tariffs and vowed to “resolutely safeguard China’s interests.”
The decision undercuts Trump’s signature trade strategy. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer assured the public that trade agreements with China, the European Union, and other partners remain in force despite the ruling.
The legal setback and subsequent tariff escalation underscore continuing tensions in U.S.-China trade relations, with economic and political ramifications for global markets and industries reliant on international supply chains.
