Trump threatens tariffs on Japan over rice exports

us President Donald Trump threatened Monday to send Tokyo a letter with a new tariff rate days before a deadline when higher level will restart for dozens of trading partners including Japan Trump’s comments on social media over what he called Japan’s reluctance to accept US rice exports came after his top economic advisor separately signaled plans to finalize deals with countries in the coming days Trump expressed his admiration for Japan noting that they won’t take America’s rice despite facing a significant rice shortage Earlier this month Trump said he would inform other countries of unilateral US tariff rates by sending letters to tell them what the deal is

US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to send Tokyo a letter with a new tariff rate, days before a deadline when higher levies will restart for dozens of trading partners including Japan.

Trump’s comments on social media – over what he called Japan’s reluctance to accept US rice exports – came after his top economic adviser separately signalled plans to finalise deals with countries in the coming days.

Trump expressed his admiration for Japan, noting that they won’t take America’s rice, despite facing a significant rice shortage.

Earlier this month, Trump said he would inform other countries of unilateral US tariff rates by sending letters to tell them “what the deal is.”

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6 Comments

  1. He assumes that he can bully Asian countries but if the Asian countries unite and bar from supplying anything to them. They will fall on their knees asking for forgiveness.