How much tariff will Donald Trump impose on Beijing? Will he punish dragon for buying Russian oil?

US President Donald Trump, with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (File picture)

As the last date of accessing a US-China tariff agreement emerges, the most important question, a big question, how much will President Donald Trump impose on China when the deadline for the agreement ends on August 12, 2025? Will the US President extend it for 90 days as for Mexico? Will Donald Trump slap the biggest trade partner because he is the biggest buyer of Russian oil? Or will he once again reveal his double standards by providing relaxation to Beijing after applying a 25% tariff to India?

Vice President JD Vance gave a clue to punishing China for buying oil from Russia. “The president said he was thinking about it, but he did not make a final decision, Fox “Obviously the Chinese problem is a little more complex because our relationship with China affects many things that have nothing to do with the Russian situation.”

Donald initially applied a 34% tariff to China, and Beijing rose to 125% after retaliation with tariffs matched in US imports. In addition to the 20% Fentanil tariff introduced in February and March of this year, the US mutual tariff increases its final tariff rate in Chinese goods by 145%.

China-Russia Binary Trade

China-Russia bilateral trade was 545.32 billion dollars in the 2024 financial year. Beijing exported 321.78 billion dollars of goods, while importing products worth 223.54 billion dollars during the period. China has a trading surplus of 98.24 billion dollars in the 2024 financial year. China appeared in 2024 as the greatest buyer of Russian oil. It imported Russian oil worth $ 62.6 billion compared to India’s $ 52.7 billion.

How much Russian oil is buying China?

China’s Russian oil imports in 2024 increased by 15.5% of the 2018-2021 average because it constituted 21.5% of total raw imports. Chinese “teapot” refineries or small -scale private property facilities, which were largely connected to discounted materials, were the main beneficiaries. Although the US President did not directly warn China, he left clues that he would not back up the main enemy dragon. When asked why he chose India, Donald Trump warned that more penalties were received for countries that buy Russian energy products. He said, “You will see much more. So this is a taste. Without taking the name of China,” You will see much more. You will see too many secondary sanctions. “