White House clarifies new China tariff rate of 145%, not 125%

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President Donald Trump is leveraging a 145% tariff rate, higher than previously thought, on Chinese goods, according to White House officials.

Trump made headlines and shifted financial markets Thursday by announcing a 90-day pause on his reciprocal tariff agenda for all U.S. trading partners besides China, Canada, and Mexico.

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