Beijing responded after the White House announced that Chinese exports could face tariffs of up to 245%.

China’s Foreign Ministry says it will not pay attention to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “tariff numbers game,” following a White House disclosure that Chinese exports could be subjected to tariffs as high as 245%.

This information was released earlier this week in a White House briefing document.

The document outlines the newly proposed 125% tariff by Trump, along with an existing 20% tariff imposed previously in response to allegations that Beijing has failed to control the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Additionally, there are proposed tariffs ranging from 7.5% to 100% under national security reviews authorized by the Trade Act of 1974.

China’s Foreign Ministry statement on Thursday echoed comments made last week by its Ministry of Finance, which described Trump’s escalating tariffs as a “joke,” saying they “no longer hold any economic significance.”

Currently, China is imposing a 125% tariff on U.S. goods and has also implemented other non-tariff retaliatory measures, including restrictions on the release of Hollywood films in the Chinese market.

According to economists, if Trump’s tariffs are not eased, much of U.S.-China trade could come to a complete halt due to prohibitively high costs.

On Wednesday, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reported that under current conditions, global trade volume is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2025 — nearly 3 percentage points below the baseline scenario in a low-tariff environment.

The WTO also warned that the ripple effects of Trump’s “tit-for-tat” tariffs — most of which are on hold until July — could lead to a sharp 1.5% drop in global goods trade, with particularly severe consequences for less-developed countries that depend heavily on exports.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has also downgraded its global growth forecast for 2025 from 2.5% to 2.3%. UNCTAD noted that a growth rate below 2.5% is typically considered a warning sign of a potential global economic recession.

SUN VN TRANSPORT has called for calm and constructive dialogue between the United States and China, urging both sides to negotiate in the spirit of mutual benefit.
According to the company, continued tariff escalation by President Trump and retaliatory measures from China would ultimately harm citizens in both countries.
“The consequences could include public unrest, inflated prices due to high tariffs on goods, restricted access to entertainment, decreased consumer spending, and even a slowdown in global economic flows,” a SUN VN TRANSPORT representative stated