China retaliated and makes prices fly to American consumers

The trade conflict between the United States and China has taken on a new dimension this week. On April 7, Donald Trump decidedAdd customs dutiesadditional50 %on Chinese products, bringing the total to145 %.

This escalation is already reflected in the prices of electronic products in the United States. Anker, one of the largest sellers on Amazon, has increased its18 %On a fifth of its catalog. If you follow economic news, you will see that this trade war is starting to seriously disrupt international exchanges.

An unprecedented climbing of trade tensions

The Chinese response was not long in coming. The Chinese government has just announced a spectacular increase in its own prices on American products, going from84 %has125 %Since yesterday, April 12, 2025. This increase comes only two days after a previous increase which had already increased the prices of34 %has84 %.

In an official statement, the Chinese Council of State described the trade war launched by Trump as "joke", stressing that these abnormally high customs rights have "no practical sense in the economy". Beijing also specifies that faced with these prohibitive levels, there is simply no more market for American products in China.

The head of state of the Middle Empire, Xi Jinping, also took the floor for the first time on Friday, April 11. He told the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that:

Whoever goes against the world is likely to isolate himself.

Economic repercussions that begin to be felt

Non -tariff measures could also be set up by China if the situation continues. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has an arsenal of means to limit the American presence on its territory, in particular by restricting the quantities of authorized goods or by imposing new obligations on companies such as Apple.

However, the Chinese government says it is open to negotiations, provided that they are based on "mutual respect and equality of dialogue". For his part, Donald Trump claims to wait for a Beijing call to start discussions, but China does not seem to take the first step either.

If you are an investor or simply attentive to international financial markets, you will note that this tense situation already has an impact on Apple stock markets and other American multinationals present in China, which could haveIndirect repercussions in European marketsin the coming weeks.