China announced on Tuesday that it would impose a 15% tariff on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas imports, a direct response to U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese imports.

Additionally, Beijing's finance ministry revealed plans to levy 10% tariffs on a range of US products, including pickup trucks, farm equipment, crude oil, and high-performance vehicles like big-engine sports cars.


China claimed that the additional duties were a result of the US "unilateral tariff hike" that occurred over the weekend.

Beijing's tariffs will take effect on Monday, according to the finance ministry.

China's ministry of commerce issued a statement saying, "The United States' unilateral tariff increase seriously violates the rules of the World Trade Organization."

"It damages in addition to being useless in resolving its own issues."

China responds to Trump with a Google investigation
China will look into the US tech giant for possible antitrust violations, Bloomberg said in a statement issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation on Tuesday. Google's consumer search and internet services have been unavailable since 2010, despite the fact that it is still active in China, primarily in the advertising sector.


The United States announced a number of trade actions on Saturday, including raising existing duties on Chinese goods by 10%.