China accuses US of 'blackmail' after Trump threat
China has accused the United States of "blackmail" after President Trump threatened to slap an extra 50% tariff on Chinese imports.On Monday, Trump gave China until Tuesday to scrap its 34% counter tariff or face an additional 50% tax on goods...
April 8, 202546m 43s
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China has accused the United States of "blackmail" after President Trump threatened to slap an extra 50% tariff on Chinese imports.On Monday, Trump gave China until Tuesday to scrap its 34% counter tariff or face an additional 50% tax on goods imported into the US, meaning US companies could face a total rate of 104% on Chinese imports. China has said it will "fight to the end" as it called Trump's moves "bullying".Also in the programme: Is a new 'Iran Deal' possible as talks between the US and Iran are announced?; and how Madonna and Elton John have apparently 'buried the hatchet'.(Photo shows China's president Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting in Beijing, China on 28 March 2025. Credit: Ken Ishii/EPA)