Trump tariff met with mixed reactions from China

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : "China could announce a massive order of Boeing or China could announce a massive increase in imports of shale gas, which could be very useful for Trump," Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at French investment bank Natixis, told VOA by phone.
53% : " Trump previously said the additional tariffs on Chinese goods were Washington's response to China's role in manufacturing precursor chemicals essential to fentanyl production in Mexico.
45% : Garcia-Herrero said while Trump begins his second term by imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods, the trade imbalance won't be the main source of tension between China and the U.S. over the next four years.
20% : "All parties in China have long anticipated this round of tariff hikes imposed by Trump and relevant businesses in China have made a lot of preparations," he wrote in a post on Weibo, adding that the Trump administration's tariff war against China would ultimately harm American consumers and suppliers.

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