In what’s been described as liberation day for the United States economy, U.S. President Trump moves forward with sweeping new tariffs on dozens of countries including China, the European Union and Vietnam.

President Trump says the move will bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States.

Joining the discussion: 

• Pieter Cleppe is the Editor-in-Chief of the online publication, Brussels-Report.eu
• Laura Carlsen is the Executive Director of Mira, a Mexico City-based International Relations Think Tank.
• Gordon Houlden is a former Canadian diplomat and Director Emeritus of the China Institute at the University of Alberta.
• Zhou Mi is a Senior Researcher with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation. 

The White House confirmed that US President Donald Trump @POTUS plans to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on trade partners starting Wednesday. This comes as nearly 60% of Americans disapprove of how the US government is handling tariffs and trade negotiations amid escalating global… pic.twitter.com/R5ffayeF38

— CGTN BIZ (@CGTNGlobalBiz) April 2, 2025