China announces a counter -tariff for many American products

China said on Tuesday that it will face President Trump’s tariff for Chinese products with its own tariffs on multiple American imports. It also announced the achievement of the fight against Google and other commercial measures targeting the United States

China said it would carry out a 15 % tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products in addition to a 10 % tariff on crude oil, agricultural machines, cars with large engines imported from the United States, will provide customs duties next Monday.

A statement from the Ministry of Finance office said: “The increase in the US tariff by one side violates the rules of the World Trade Organization.” “It is not only not useful in solving its own problems, but it also harms natural economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States.”

In addition, the Chinese state administration to organize the market said on Tuesday that it was investigating Google on suspicion of violating the anti -monopoly laws. This advertisement did not mention the definitions, but it came just minutes after Mr. Trump’s tariff was 10 % in effect.

Mr. Trump stopped his plans on Monday to Implementing sharp definitions On imports from Mexico and Canada for at least a month after talks with the leaders of the two countries, who pledged to intensify efforts to combat drugs and migrants across their borders with the United States, planned to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next few days.

In addition to the definitions, China has announced export controls on many important elements to produce modern technology products. It includes tungsten, telorium, hemottot, molybdenum and Andium, many of which have been assigned as critical minerals by the American geological survey, which means that they are necessary for American economic or national security and have supply chains exposed to turmoil.

Export controls are in addition to those that China put in December on the main elements such as Gallium, which are used in manufacturing.

The Ministry of Commerce has also put two American companies on the list of “unreliable entities”: the PVH group, which owns Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Illumina, a biotechnology company with offices in China. The list prevents them from engaging in import or export activities related to China and from making new investments in the country.