45% tariffs on China
President Trump said several times he would impose 45% tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. market once he became president. See:
Donald Trump Says He Favors Big Tariffs on Chinese Exports
January 8, 2016:
MAGGIE HABERMANBut he backed down a few times. See: http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20160108/c08first-draft-donald/en-us/
Donald J. Trump said he never suggested imposing a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods.: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/fact-check.html?_r=0&_ga=1.166668024.73202110.1474360137#/factcheck-64
Asked about his proposal for a 45 percent tariff on Chinese goods, Mr. Trump said, “I don’t even know where the 45 percent came from.”: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/fact-check.html#/factcheck-49
See also:
ECONOMIC TRENDS
How a Tariff on Chinese Imports Would Ripple Through American Life
April 8, 2016, http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160408/c08up-trumptrade/en-us/
MICHAEL SCHUMANExperts Warn of Backlash in Donald Trump’s China Trade Policies
May 3, 2016 http://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20160503/c03trumptrade/en-us/
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