Trump Raises Tariffs on China to 20 Percent, Cites Fentanyl Trafficking

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 3 raising tariffs on Chinese imports to 20 percent, blaming the regime for fentanyl trafficking into the United States. “I have determined that the PRC [People’s Republic of China] has not taken adequate steps to alleviate the illicit drug crisis through cooperative enforcement actions and that the crisis described in [this order] has not abated,” the executive order states. Trump originally imposed additional 10 percent tariffs on existing Chinese import taxes, many of which were enacted during his first term and carried over into the Biden administration. The president’s 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada are also set to resume on March 4....