Chinese shopping centers are beginning to show early signs of interruption as the tariff war in the United States intensifies, according to a Radio Free Asia (RFA) report.
The main export provinces and shipping ports, including Shanghai and Guangdong, have seen a strong decrease in activity, with load traffic to the United States that stop.
For Thursday, “Load ships were almost not directed to the United States from previously occupied ports of Shangdong, and export facts in key provinces that support Sindy has reached a still one,” RFA encoded.
Shipping containers that were lost the deadline of April 9 for ships bound for the United States are now stacked in these ports. RFA also reported that in Zhejiang and Guangdong-the provinces that contribute the most contributing to China’s exports in 2024 factory operations they have stopped.
Warehouses are full of products initially for the US market, but now they run out of commercial freezing. According to Radio Free Asia, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday an increase in “reciprocal tariffs” in China to 125 percent, stating that they take effect immediately.
Later, the White House clarified that total tariffs on Chinese imports now amount to 145 percent, including the previous 20 percent tax related to Beijing’s role in fentanyl trade.
In retaliation, China raised its own tariffs on US imports on Friday from 84 percent to 125 percent, responding to the last round of tariff walks in the United States.
The current confrontation has been increasing for more than two months. The dispute began on February 4 when Trump for the first time imposed a 10 percent tariff on China, Cittry’s alleged participation in Fentanyl traffic, a deadly opioid that has contributed to large extension deaths, as reported by Bya.
China responded by imposing a 15 percent rate on US coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10 percent rate on crude oil, large cars and agricultural machinery. Later, Trump increased tariffs on Chinese products by another 10 percent, raising the total of 20 percent, which triggers the ongoing tit-for between the two global powers.
Posted on April 13, 2025