The White House announced Monday that China will face increased tariffs, citing the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the U.S. as the main reason for the decision.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, the Rapid Response 47 account shared the text of an executive order (EO) signed by President Donald Trump on Monday. The Chinese government will now face 20% tariffs \u2018over their failure to address the fentanyl pouring into our country,\u2019 the EO stated.<\/p>\n
The tariffs against China, which were originally only 10%, will go into effect on Tuesday. In Monday\u2019s order, Trump said that the Chinese government has failed \u2018to blunt the sustained influx of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, flowing from [their country],\u2019 and that such failure constitutes an \u2018unusual and extraordinary threat.\u2019<\/p>\n
Trump also said that the crisis jeopardizes the \u2018national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I have determined that the [People\u2019s Republic of China] has not taken adequate steps to alleviate the illicit drug crisis through cooperative enforcement actions, and that the crisis described in Executive Order 14195 has not abated,\u2019 the order read.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018In recognition of the fact that the PRC has not taken adequate steps to alleviate the illicit drug crisis, section 2(a) of Executive Order 14195 is hereby amended by striking the words \u201810 percent\u2019 and inserting in lieu thereof the words \u201820 percent\u2019.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Trump administration is already imposing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, which were announced last month and will also go into effect on Tuesday. On Monday, Peter Navarro, the White House senior counselor on trade and manufacturing, defended the tariffs to CNBC and argued that the issue \u2018starts in communist China with the precursor chemicals.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018It comes into Mexico, and they make the fentanyl. But they also have these pill presses. So they do the counterfeits,\u2019 Navarro explained. \u2018And they\u2019re using Canada as a transit hub and secondary point to manufacture as well. So this is a Canada-Mexico-China thing.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Chinese government has opposed the tariffs since they were announced. In a Feb. 1 statement, China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that China is \u2018one of the world\u2019s toughest countries on counternarcotics both in terms of policy and its implementation.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Additional tariffs are not constructive and bound to affect and harm the counternarcotics cooperation between the two sides in the future,\u2019 the statement read. \u2018China calls on the U.S. to correct its wrongdoings, maintain the hard-won positive dynamics in the counternarcotics cooperation, and promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-U.S. relationship.\u2019<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital\u2019s Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.<\/p>\n\n
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