China Retaliates With 34 Percent Tariffs on US Goods; US ‘Very Close’ to Reaching TikTok Deal: Trump

China announced a raft of additional tariffs and restrictions on U.S. goods on Friday in retaliation against the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. Beijing said that, starting on April 10, it would impose additional tariffs of 34 percent on all U.S. products. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also unveiled controls on exports of rare-earth elements to the United States, including samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium, effective from Friday.

Trump said on April 3 that he would potentially consider an agreement where China agrees to approve the sale of social media platform TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance, in return for relief from the tariffs he recently imposed on the nation’s imports. He said the TikTok sale is an example of how he could use tariffs as negotiation tactics with other nations.

Topics in this episode include:

1. S. Economy Adds 228,000 Jobs in March
2. Stocks Tumble Worldwide Amid Trade Turbulence
3. Trump: My Policies Will Never Change
4. Countries Hit Back Against U.S. Tariffs
5. Africa Not Planning to Retaliate Over Trump’s Tariffs
6. Trump Unveils $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ for Wealthy Immigrants
7. NSA Chief and Deputy Dismissed
8. TikTok Ban Starts Tomorrow Unless Deal Reached Today
9. Rubio at NATO: U.S. Should Produce and Export More Goods
10. Kyiv Reviewing Revised Minerals Deal Ahead of DC Visit
11. NATO: Rubio, Rutte Speak on Economy & Security
12. Grassley: Congress Should Approve Tariffs
13. Senate Moves Ahead With Budget Plan
14. New Mothers in Congress May Soon Vote Remotely
15. Judge Hears Case of Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador
16. AG Bondi Announces More MS-13 Arrests
17. Trump Admin Clamps Down on Dei in K-12 Schools
18. Dem States Challenge Trump Election Overhaul
19. Deadly US Storm System May Intensify After Killing 7
20. Netanyahu Could Meet With Trump Soon
21. Taiwan Unveils $8.7 Billion to Help Taiwanese Industry
22. Trump Administration Sued Over Chinese Tariffs
23. China Tries to Copy Former USAID Programs in Africa
24. South Korean President Impeached
25. British Woman Found Guilty in Abortion Free Speech Case
26. Report: US Bans Relationships With Chinese Citizens in China
27. Secret to a Lasting Hollywood Career
28. Watches and Wonders Showcase Latest Timepieces

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