Some countries targeted by Trump tariffs seek negotiations, China says 'no winners in trade wars'

World leaders crossed the globe are reacting to President Donald Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariff announcements, with immoderate expressing disappointment and others making threats. On Wednesday, the president announced a baseline tariff of 10% connected imports, successful summation to reciprocal tariffs based connected what each federation imposes connected U.S. goods.

Trump believes these tariffs volition incentivize overseas concern successful the U.S. and spur home occupation growth.

While respective U.S. allies articulated their vexation with the tariffs, they besides expressed a deficiency of involvement successful launching commercialized wars. Many called for negotiations with the U.S. for caller commercialized agreements. 

US President Donald Trump holds a illustration arsenic helium delivers remarks connected reciprocal tariffs during an lawsuit successful the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected April 2, 2025. (Getty Images)

TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT TELLS COUNTRIES NOT TO RETALIATE AFTER SWEEPING 'LIBERATION DAY' TARIFFS

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the tariffs a "major stroke to the satellite economy." Von der Leyen said successful a connection that determination would beryllium "countermeasures," though she did not specify what they would entail.

Meanwhile, China’s Foreign Ministry said that "there are nary winners successful commercialized wars and tariff wars," according to the Associated Press (AP). 

Additionally, according to Reuters, Beijing is besides readying to instrumentality "countermeasures." Trump has taken an particularly pugnacious attack to China, which was already deed with a 20% tariff earlier this year. China volition present look a 34% reciprocal tariff successful summation to the 10% baseline imposed connected each listed nations.

Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba successful the Oval Office of the White House connected Feb. 7, 2025. (Getty Images)

FRANCE ASKS US TO BE 'COOPERATIVE' INSTEAD OF 'CONFRONTATIONAL' FOLLOWING TRUMP'S 'LIBERATION DAY' TARIFFS

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the tariffs would person a "great impact" connected U.S.-Japan relations and the planetary economy, according to the AP. He vowed that the Japanese authorities would enactment to "decisively support people’s lives, jobs and industries."

Despite being taxable to 1 of the lowest reciprocal tariffs astatine conscionable 10%, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his state would negociate with the Trump medication to region the tariffs.

"We volition not articulation a contention to the bottommost that leads to higher prices and slower growth," Albanese said, according to Reuters.

Canada and Mexico are exempt from the reciprocal tariffs for now, but they look a 25% tariff connected goods, with Canada besides being slapped with a 10% vigor tariff. While Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to "fight these tariffs with countermeasures," Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her state would denote a "comprehensive program" connected Thursday, according to Reuters.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Trump talk during a associated property league successful the East Room astatine the White House connected Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, successful Washington.  (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

When speaking to reporters, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not knock Trump, alternatively helium said that the U.S. president was acting connected "his mandate." However, helium besides said that "nothing is disconnected the table." The premier curate assured that his authorities is moving to marque "an economical prosperity deal" with the U.S

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced connected Tuesday that his state would preemptively assistance each tariffs connected U.S. goods. However, Trump inactive announced a 17% reciprocal tariff connected Israel. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said his bureau was "analyzing the implications for the economy." Smotrich besides said that helium would conscionable with the Finance Ministry to sermon imaginable responses.