Donald Trump has confirmed that there will be no delays in imposing tariffs on April 2, a date defined by the American president as the day of liberation. In an interview with Nbc, the tycoon emphasized that he is ready to negotiate only if countries “are willing to give us something big, otherwise there is no room for negotiation.”
“I don’t care” if foreign car manufacturers raise prices due to tariffs: “I hope they do because if they do, people will buy American cars, we have plenty of them,” Trump said, denying rumors that he had asked car company CEOs not to raise prices.
The US president then reiterated his intention to acquire Greenland: “We will get it 100%,” he said, explaining that there are “possibilities” for the United States to take it “without military force” but “nothing is excluded.”
He also expressed confidence in his national security advisor Mike Waltz, who was caught up in the chatgate scandal. “I’m not firing anyone because of fake news and a witch hunt,” he said, claiming to have “no idea” what Signal is.
“I don’t know what it is and I don’t care. All I can say is that it’s just a witch hunt”: chatgate is “the only thing the media want to talk about because they have nothing else,” Trump stated.
Japan, South Korea, and China have declared that they will strengthen their cooperation “to create a predictable environment for trade and investment,” according to a joint statement released after a special ministerial meeting. The ministers responsible for Industry and Commerce from the three Asian countries met in Seoul in response to Trump’s trade offensive.
They also called for “accelerating” ongoing negotiations since 2013 to conclude “a comprehensive trilateral free trade agreement.” The meeting between representatives from Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo is the first at this level in five years.
Trump has thrown global trade into chaos with a series of punitive tariffs on a wide range of imports, including automobiles, trucks, and auto parts. South Korea and Japan are major exporters of automobiles, and China has also been hit hard by the new US tariffs. The meeting was attended by South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun, his Japanese counterpart Yoji Muto, and Chinese Minister Wang Wentao. Ahn stated that the three countries must respond “together” to shared global challenges. “The current economic and trade environment is characterized by an increasing fragmentation of the global economy,” he said.
Dazi, nulla di fatto tra India e Usa dopo 4 giorni di colloqui
Indian economic operators are disappointed after the lack of a clear agreement on tariffs, at the end of four days of trade talks between a Washington delegation visiting Delhi and representatives of the Indian government. An announcement from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry informs that the talks ended “with substantial convergence” on the steps to be taken for the bilateral multisectoral free trade agreement that India and the US intend to sign, the first tranche of which is expected by autumn.
“In the coming weeks, we will start virtual meetings to quickly reach a round of face-to-face negotiations.” No clarity or mention of the tariffs and duties announced by the Trump administration, which are expected to hit Indian products from April 2.
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