Odaily Planet Daily News In an interview with Fox News, US President Trump defended his decision to impose tariffs on foreign trading partners. Trump believes that the United States has been "taken advantage of" for too long and he puts his country first. (Jinshi)
Previous news, Trump has sent tariff letters to 24 trading partners in four batches:
1. The first batch of 14 countries on July 7: Japan (25%), South Korea (25%), South Africa (30%), Kazakhstan (25%), Laos (40%), Malaysia (25%), Myanmar (40%), Tunisia (25%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (30%), Indonesia (32%), Bangladesh (35%), Serbia (35%), Cambodia (36%), Thailand (36%).
2. The second batch of 8 countries on July 9: Brazil (50%), Philippines 20%, Brunei 25%, Moldova 25%, Algeria 30%, Iraq 30%, Sri Lanka 30%, Libya 30%.
3. July 10, the third batch of 1 country: Canada (35%).
4. July 12, the fourth batch of 2 countries (regions): Mexico (30%), the European Union (30%).