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Trump Signals China’s Xi Reached Out; U.S. Moves Ahead With Plan to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Ships
By
George Glover
Last Updated: April 18, 2025 at 10:47?a.m. ET
First Published: April 18, 2025 at 6:36?a.m. ET
U.S. President Donald Trump indicated late Thursday that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has reached out about a trade deal, boosting hopes that the tensions between Washington and Beijing could cool.
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market were closed for Good Friday, so investors will have to wait until the start of next week to react to Trump’s comments.
Here’s all the latest news on tariffs ahead of the Easter weekend.
Trump Signals China’s Xi Has Made Contact
Trump said in the Oval Office that the Chinese government has reached out to the U.S. “a number of times” about a trade deal and that it should be “pretty obvious” that Xi himself had reached out about the talks.
The president added that he was hopeful that Washington and Beijing could broker an agreement on trade soon and that the deal could come within the next three to four weeks.
While Trump has scaled back or paused the tariffs he imposed on other countries in recent weeks, China remains subject to 145% levies. Investors would likely see any deal between the two countries as a positive development for the market, as many big American companies rely on being able to import cheap Chinese goods.
U.S. Presses Ahead With Plan to Levy Chinese Ships
The Trump administration is also moving forward with a plan to levy fees on any Chinese vessels that call at American ports, in a bid to chip away at the Asian country’s shipping dominance.
Officials released a plan to charge steep fees on Chinese-owned and operated ships Thursday, although it appears the Trump administration has slightly watered down its plans. Ships will now be charged for each voyage to the U.S., rather than every call they make at a U.S. port.
“The Trump administration’s actions will begin to reverse Chinese dominance, address threats to the U.S. supply chain, and a send a demand signal for U.S.-built ships,” the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.
Chinese stocks struggled for direction Friday as investors weighed up the two developments. The mainland had dropped after the U.S. outlined its new port plan, but then pared back those losses to end the session trading flat.
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