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I still hold out a sliver of hope because it depends on how much trade destruction happens, and that depends on how much retaliation we're going to see. You know, a lot of economists think these tariffs are going to be a big global shock anyway and could push, you know, many countries into recession. That is NPR's John Wirtz in Beijing.

I still hold out a sliver of hope because it depends on how much trade destruction happens, and that depends on how much retaliation we're going to see. You know, a lot of economists think these tariffs are going to be a big global shock anyway and could push, you know, many countries into recession. That is NPR's John Wirtz in Beijing.

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Well, no. Li Cheng's speech was wrapping up as Trump was getting started. So we haven't really seen a Chinese response to Trump's speech yet. The Chinese government responded, though, to the new tariffs by Trump. You know, he ratcheted tariffs on Chinese imports up to 20 percent yesterday.

Well, no. Li Cheng's speech was wrapping up as Trump was getting started. So we haven't really seen a Chinese response to Trump's speech yet. The Chinese government responded, though, to the new tariffs by Trump. You know, he ratcheted tariffs on Chinese imports up to 20 percent yesterday.

Well, no. Li Cheng's speech was wrapping up as Trump was getting started. So we haven't really seen a Chinese response to Trump's speech yet. The Chinese government responded, though, to the new tariffs by Trump. You know, he ratcheted tariffs on Chinese imports up to 20 percent yesterday.

They retaliated with their own tariffs on American chicken, wheat, corn, soybeans and such, blacklisted about 15 U.S. companies. The Chinese premier did not mention the U.S. by name in his address. It's the kind of document that's drafted over the course of months, doesn't change with headlines. But he did talk about, quote, an increasingly complex and severe external environment.

They retaliated with their own tariffs on American chicken, wheat, corn, soybeans and such, blacklisted about 15 U.S. companies. The Chinese premier did not mention the U.S. by name in his address. It's the kind of document that's drafted over the course of months, doesn't change with headlines. But he did talk about, quote, an increasingly complex and severe external environment.

They retaliated with their own tariffs on American chicken, wheat, corn, soybeans and such, blacklisted about 15 U.S. companies. The Chinese premier did not mention the U.S. by name in his address. It's the kind of document that's drafted over the course of months, doesn't change with headlines. But he did talk about, quote, an increasingly complex and severe external environment.

Now, those are words we've heard from Chinese leaders before. And analysts say they're basically code for this confrontational situation they have with the U.S. On that front, Li flagged some concerns that that environment external environment may actually have a greater impact on China going forward.

Now, those are words we've heard from Chinese leaders before. And analysts say they're basically code for this confrontational situation they have with the U.S. On that front, Li flagged some concerns that that environment external environment may actually have a greater impact on China going forward.

Now, those are words we've heard from Chinese leaders before. And analysts say they're basically code for this confrontational situation they have with the U.S. On that front, Li flagged some concerns that that environment external environment may actually have a greater impact on China going forward.