2025-05-19: Tariffs Roundup

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api.follow.it (2025-05-19). Footsteps Of New Order: Tariff War, China's Strategic Response, And Redefinition Of Global Economic System — OpEd. api.follow.it In recent years, the rivalry between China and the United States has become one of the defining features of the international order. This competition has expanded beyond military or geopolitical realms and has now penetrated the core of the global economy. Tools such as trade tariffs have emerged as one of its most prominent expressions. | With Donald Trump's return to the U.S. political stage, the tariff war between Washington and Beijing has reemerged as a central axis of geo-economic tensions. The imposition of severe tariffs on Chinese goods not only continues the policies of Trump's first term but is now…

latintimes (2025-05-19). White House Insists China 'Will Be Absorbing' Tariff Costs Despite Treasury Secretary Admitting Burden 'May Get Passed to Consumers'. latintimes.com The White House asserted during a Monday press briefing that Chinese companies, not American consumers, will bear the cost of Trump's tariffs.

marketing (2025-05-19). Tomato Trade Dispute Between The US And Mexico Is Boiling Over Again With 21% Tariffs Due In July. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Although technically they're a fruit , tomatoes are one of the most-consumed vegetables , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Among the fresh produce the …

WiBOPM (2025-05-19). The failure of tariffs in a declining empire. wibailoutpeople.org

| REUTERS | (2025-05-19). UK, EU reach major post-Brexit agreement on defence, trade. tribune.com.pk Britain agreed the most significant reset of defence and trade ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday after US President Donald Trump's upending of the global order pushed the two sides to move on from their acrimonious divorce. | Nearly nine years after it voted to leave the bloc, Britain reached a wide-ranging deal with the EU including a security and defence pact, fewer restrictions on British food exporters and visitors, and a contentious new fishing agreement. | Trump's tariffs, alongside warnings that Europe should do more to protect itself, forced governments around the world to rethink tra…

aljazeera (2025-05-19). China's industrial output, retail sales dip amid US trade tensions. aljazeera.com Despite slowdown, data points to reliance of Chinese economy in the face of Donald Trump's tariffs.

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