The US has punitive tariffs on $50 billion in goods already in place, and another $200 billion "in the hopper" that Trump said "could take place very soon."
But he told reporters in Fargo, North Dakota that "behind that, there's another $267 billion ready to go on short notice if I want." That would cover virtually all the goods imported from the world's second largest economy. A
“China, right now, is a far bigger problem,” Trump said. “I’m being strong on China because I have to be.”