It comes as the president claims the U.S is “taking in RECORD NUMBERS in Tariffs,” which was helping fight inflation, after he raised import duties on nearly all trading partners.
However, it is Beijing that is facing the most stringent measures. The U.S, which raised duties on Chinese products to 145 percent, has tightened export rules, with computer chip manufacturing giant Nvidia among those affected.
A fact sheet published by the White House on Tuesday said that China “now faces up to a 245 percent tariff”, and China’s foreign ministry urged reporters to question the Trump administration over the figure.
Beijing, which raised tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent, has reportedly told airlines to halt ordering Boeing jets and other U.S aircraft parts. In an editorial on Wednesday, state media outlet China Daily said the U.S. “should stop whining about itself being a victim in global trade”.
China to blast US for bullying, trade war at UN
China will next week convene an informal United Nations Security Council meeting to accuse the United States of bullying and “casting a shadow over the global efforts for peace and development” by weaponizing tariffs.
The move comes as Beijing pursues a hardline stance in an escalating trade war with Washington triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on items imported from China.
“All countries, particularly developing nations, are victims of unilateralism and bullying practices,” read the concept note for the informal U.N. meeting on “the impact of unilateralism and bullying practices on international relations.”
The note, inviting all 193 U.N. member states to attend the April 23 meeting, specifically criticizes the United States for imposing tariffs.
“By weaponizing tariffs as a tool of extreme pressure, the U.S. has gravely violated international trade rules, and triggered severe shocks and turbulence in the world economy and multilateral trading system, casting a shadow over the global efforts for peace and development,” read the concept note.
The U.S. mission to the United Nations referred a request for comment on China's planned meeting to the State Department, which did not immediately respond.
The U.N. Trade and Development agency said on Wednesday that global economic growth could slow to 2.3% as trade tensions and uncertainty drive a recessionary trend.
Reuters16 April 2025 20:06
New survey reveals shocking extent to which American conservatives distrust science
New research by social psychologists at the University of Amsterdam, published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, shows that America's conservatives distrust science to a far greater extent than previously understood.
The academics asked 7,800 Americans their opinions on 35 different scientific professions and examined their answers based on whether they identified as conservative or liberal.
They found that members of the public who described themselves as right-leaning were overwhelmingly more likely to distrust scientists, particularly those whose work in fields such as climate may not align with their political ideology.
Joe Sommerlad looks at the findings.
Shocking extent to which American conservatives distrust science revealed in new poll
Right-leaning citizens more likely to be skeptical of scientists than their liberal counterparts and more resistant to revising their opinions, new study finds
Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 20:00
Van Hollen denied chance to visit of speak with Abrego Garcia
Senator Chris Van Hollen said he asked El Salvador’s vice president if he could meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia, “and he said you need to make earlier provisions to go visit CECOT.”
“I said I’m not interested in this moment of taking a tour of CECOT, I just want to meet Mr. Abrego Garcia. He said he was not able to make that happen,” Van Hollen said from San Salvador.
He couldn’t promise a visit next week either, he said.
“So I asked if I could get on the phone, either video phone or just a phone, and talk with Mr. Abrego Garcia.”
He was also denied that, he said.
Asked if his family or wife could speak with him, “he said he was not sure whether he could make that happen.”
“We have an unjust situation here,” Van Hollen said.
A reporter also asked him if he thinks he’s still alive.
He said he doesn’t know his health status, which is why he’s trying to meet with him.
Alex Woodward16 April 2025 19:54
Watch: Powell says Fed will never be influenced by political pressure
Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 19:52
'Special guest' at newly announced White House briefing
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Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 19:45
Van Hollen says El Salvador government has no evidence Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13
Senator Van Hollen was live from El Salvador after being denied a visit with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
He said that the Trump administration is “lying when they say he has been charged with a crime or is part of MS-13. That is a lie.”
“And this is a life to cover up what they did. … They illegally abducted Mr. Abrego Garcia from Maryland and sent him to CECOT.”
He asked El Salvador’s vice president whether or not El Salvador has any evidence that he’s part of MS-13 or has committed a crime.
“The government of El Salvador has no evidence he is part of MS-13. Why is El Salvador continuing to hold him in CECOT?” he said. “And his answer was the Trump administration is paying El Salvador, the government of El Salvador, to keep him in CECOT.”
Alex Woodward16 April 2025 19:45
Zuckerberg reportedly cozied up to Trump so he could settle Meta's FTC lawsuit for fraction of total
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, reportedly hoped to avoid an antitrust lawsuit trial by offering to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for $450 million rather than $30 billion, and wanted his ally, President Donald Trump, to help.
In March, the Facebook founder called the head of the FTC to see if he could work out a deal to avoid a trial over what the FTC alleges was a breach of antitrust laws when it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Zuckerberg reportedly offered $450 million, though the FTC wanted $30 billion.
Ariana Baio has the details.
Zuckerberg cozied up to Trump to settle his FTC lawsuit for less: report
Zuckerberg attempted to settle an antitrust lawsuit with the FTC with the support of Trump – but it was ultimately unsuccessful
Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 19:40
'Smug, self-assured bulls***': JD Vance rants online about deportation critics
Vice President JD Vance has lashed out on X at critics of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan.
After journalist Jesse Singal accused him of having “mortgaged his morality and his legacy” for “joining the Trump bandwagon,” Vance said: “I hate this smug, self-assured bulls***.”
Vance parodied arguments against him as: “’I know I'm right, and people must be dumb or immoral to disagree with me.’”
The vice president continued: “It's an easy way to go through life, because then you never have to think seriously about why your worldview is a justification for the mass invasion of the country my ancestors built with their bare hands.”
He continued in a separate tweet:
None of these people can articulate a deportation standard that:
1) would satisfy left-wing critics of the administration's immigration policy;
2) would satisfy their intuitions about what "due process" is required;
3) would be workable given resource constraints; and
4) would permit deportation of most of the illegal immigrants allowed under Joe Biden's administration.
They want to nullify the results of a democratic election. It's that simple.
Here are the posts:
Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 19:33
Texas Democrat pleads guilty to posting fake racist comments in order to garner sympathy
A former Democratic political candidate from Texas has pleaded guilty after being accused of using fake social media accounts to hurl racist abuse at himself and his boss to gain voter sympathy in their respective races.
Taral Patel, 31, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of misrepresentation of identity by a candidate, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office. He agreed to a two-year probation and to complete 200 community service hours.
James Liddell has the story.
Texas Democrat pleads guilty to posting fake racist comments to garner sympathy
Taral Patel says he is ‘deeply remorseful’ for the trollish attacks during his Fort Bend County commissioner run
Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 19:20
Watch: The Independent's Eric Garcia grills RFK Jr about claims of autism 'epidemic'
Oliver O'Connell16 April 2025 19:07
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