Why Trump singled-out China from his 90-day tariff pause on countries | EXPLAINED

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced a 90-day pause in his sweeping tariffs on the majority of the nations, with the exception of China. Trump's decision came after he raised the duties on Beijing to 125 per cent following China's retaliatory tariffs of 84 per cent on all US imports. Amidst the global market meltdown, Trump posted on Truth Social that since "more than 75 countries” had reached out to the US government for trade talks, he "authorised a 90-day pause", adding that the Reciprocal Tariff will be substantially lowered.

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