What next? (Chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra tiếp theo?}

 The US president, who had initially said he wanted face-to-face trade negotiations, has soured on that process after repeated setbacks

What next? (Chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra tiếp theo?}

TT TRUMP SẮP GỬI THƯ ÁP THUẾ CHO 12 QUỐC GIA, MỨC THUẾ CÓ THỂ LÊN TỚI 70%

Theo Bưu Điện Hoa Nam buổi sáng (South China Morning Post), Tổng thống Donald Trump xác nhận đã ký loạt thư gửi 12 quốc gia về mức thuế quan mới mà họ sẽ phải đối mặt khi xuất khẩu hàng hóa vào Mỹ. Những bức thư “có cũng được, không có cũng được” sẽ được gửi đi vào thứ Hai tới, với các mức thuế có thể lên tới 70%. Trước đó, Trump từng tuyên bố muốn đàm phán trực tiếp nhưng đã từ bỏ phương án này do thất bại liên tiếp với các đối tác lớn như Nhật Bản và Liên minh châu Âu. Thay vào đó, ông chuyển sang hình thức “gửi thư là nhanh và hiệu quả hơn.”

Dù chưa chính thức công bố danh sách, theo các nguồn tin ngoại giao và thương mại, 12 quốc gia nhận thư có thể gồm: Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc, Ấn Độ, Đức, Pháp, Ý, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia và Thái Lan. Trong đó, Anh và Việt Nam đã đạt được các thỏa thuận riêng để duy trì mức thuế ưu đãi. Mỹ đồng ý giảm thuế đối với hàng hóa Việt Nam xuống 20%, từ mức đe dọa 46%, trong khi hàng Mỹ được miễn thuế tại Việt Nam. Anh giữ mức 10% và được ưu đãi cho một số ngành như ô tô và động cơ máy bay.

Các mức thuế bổ sung (trên mức nền 10%) từng được tạm hoãn 90 ngày từ tháng 4 và sẽ hết hạn vào 9/7. Hầu hết các mức thuế mới sẽ chính thức có hiệu lực vào ngày 1/8, có thể châm ngòi cho một giai đoạn căng thẳng mới trong cuộc chiến thương mại toàn cầu do Mỹ khởi xướng.

The US president, who had initially said he wanted face-to-face trade negotiations, has soured on that process after repeated setbacks

Reuters

05/7/2025

Published: 1:07pm, 5 Jul 2025Updated: 1:27pm, 5 Jul 2025

President Donald Trump said he had signed letters to 12 countries outlining the various tariff levels they would face on goods they exported to the United States, with the “take it or leave it” offers to be sent out on Monday.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travelled to New Jersey, Trump declined to name the countries involved, saying that would be made public on Monday.

The president had earlier on Thursday told reporters that he expected a first batch of letters to go out on Friday, a national holiday in the US, though the date has now shifted.

In a global trade war that has upended financial markets and set off a scramble among policymakers to guard their economies, Trump in April announced a 10 per cent base tariff rate and additional amounts for most countries, some hitting as high as 50 per cent.

US President Donald Trump unveils his planned tariffs on April 2. Photo: Reuters

However, all but the 10 per cent base rate were subsequently suspended for 90 days to allow more time for negotiations to secure deals.

That period ends on July 9, although Trump early on Friday said the tariffs could be even higher – ranging up to 70 per cent – with most set to go into effect on August 1.

“I signed some letters and they’ll go out on Monday, probably 12,” he said when asked about his plans on the tariff front. “Different amounts of money, different amounts of tariffs.”

‘Letters are better’

Trump and his top aides initially said they would launch negotiations with scores of countries on tariff rates, but the US president has soured on that process after repeated setbacks with major trading partners, including Japan and the European Union.

He touched on that briefly late on Friday, telling reporters: “The letters are better … much easier to send a letter.”

He did not address his prediction that some broader trade agreements could be reached before the July 9 deadline.

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The shift in the White House’s strategy reflects the challenges of completing trade agreements on everything from tariffs to non-tariff barriers such as bans on agricultural imports, and especially on an accelerated timeline.

Most past trade agreements have taken years of negotiations to complete.

The only trade agreements reached to date are with Britain, which reached a deal in May to keep a 10 per cent rate and won preferential treatment for some sectors including autos and aircraft engines, and with Vietnam, cutting tariffs on many Vietnamese goods to 20 per cent from his previously threatened 46 per cent. Many US products would be allowed to enter Vietnam duty free.

A deal expected with India has failed to materialise, and EU diplomats on Friday said they had failed to achieve a breakthrough in trade negotiations with the Trump administration, and might now seek to extend the status quo to avoid tariff hikes.

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