China's Foreign Ministry said Monday in a statement that Beijing is urging Washington to cancel its unilateral tariffs, noting that it is conducting a "comprehensive assessment" of the impact of the US Supreme Court ruling. But Trump responded to the ruling by imposing new global tariffs of 15 percent on imports under a different legal authority.

Published on: 02/23/2026 - 10:20

China on Monday called on the United States to cancel the unilateral customs tariffs announced by Trump, after the US Supreme Court invalidated a large portion of the duties that he had imposed since his return to power.

On Friday, the court issued a ruling by a majority of six votes to three, ruling that Trump does not have the authority to impose customs tariffs under a law issued in 1977, based on which it theoretically allows the executive authority to act in the economic field without prior approval from Congress, in light of an “economic emergency,” which led to the destabilization of global trade.

In contrast, Trump responded by first announcing new global tariffs of 10 percent on imports under a different legal authority, before raising them to 15 percent on Saturday.

“China urges the United States to rescind its unilateral tariff measures on its trading partners,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement, noting that it is conducting a “comprehensive assessment” of the impact of the court’s ruling.

The order is scheduled to enter into force on February 24 for a period of 150 days, with sectoral exceptions that include, in particular, the pharmaceutical industry as well as goods entering US territory under the free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry also said: “The United States is currently planning to take alternative measures, such as trade investigations, to keep tariff increases on trading partners. China will continue to pay close attention to this matter and resolutely protect its interests.”

Other countries have also announced that they are studying the US Supreme Court's decision and subsequent announcements made by Trump regarding tariffs.

In this context, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told local media on Sunday that the trade agreements his country concluded with China, the European Union and other partners will remain in effect despite the ruling.

France 24/AFP

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