From November 1, 155% Will Be Imposed On China: Trump

Last Updated:October 22, 2025, 04:19 IST

Donald Trump justified 155% tariffs on China from November 1, blaming past Presidents, and announced plans to visit China next year amid ongoing US China trade tensions.

US President Donald Trump celebrates Diwali at the White House. (White House)

Amid rising tensions between the US and China, President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked past Presidents and said imposition of 155% tariffs on Beijing from November 1 was justified as they had been “very rough with us over the years because we had presidents that weren’t smart from a business standpoint".

“… Right now, as of November 1st, China will have about 155% tariffs put on it. I don’t think it’s sustainable for them. I want to be nice to China. But China has been very rough with us over the years because we had presidents that weren’t smart from a business standpoint… They allowed China and every other country to take advantage of us," Trump said at the White House.

The President on Tuesday hosted a Diwali celebration with members of the India-American community at the White House.

“I made a deal with the European Union. I made a deal with Japan and South Korea. A lot of these deals are great deals… It’s about national security. I was able to do it because of tariffs. We’re getting hundreds of billions, even trillions of dollars paid into the United States… We’ll start paying off debt…," he added.

Previously, in an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump was asked whether the steep tariffs levied by both countries could continue indefinitely.

“It’s not sustainable," he said, adding, “That’s what the number is, it’s probably not, you know, it could stand but they forced me to do that."

On Monday, Trump said that he would travel to China early next year and expected to seal a trade deal in South Korea with President Xi Jinping later this month despite a recent row over tariffs.

“I’ve been invited to go to China, and I’ll be doing that sometime fairly early next year. We have it sort of set," Trump told reporters as he hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House.

The comments come as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies continues to rattle global markets. Washington’s import duties on Chinese goods have climbed to as high as 145 percent, sparking concerns about supply chains and slowing growth. Although both sides agreed to a 90-day truce earlier this year, that pause is set to expire on November 10 unless extended.

Earlier, Donald Trump warned that the US could impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese products by November 1 if negotiations did not progress.

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