The US and China are set to start charging new port fees on each other’s ships on Tuesday, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies increase.
China says its levies aim to safeguard the country’s shipping industry from discriminatory measures and apply to US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels but not Chinese-built ships.
It comes in retaliation to US fees on Chinese ships, which Washington says are designed to support American shipping companies.
Beijing announced the levies last week alongside moves to tighten controls on its rare earth exports.
US President Donald Trump responded with a threat of an additional 100% tariff on China.
