US President Trump vowed to impose tariffs on the European Union and said he was discussing a 10% tariff on goods imported from China from February 1.

Reuters reported that Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday (January 21): "We talked about a 10% tariff on China because they shipped drugs to Mexico and Canada."

Trump spoke with Chinese leaders a few days before his inauguration to discuss trade, drugs and TikTok. In response to questions about the conversation between the two on Tuesday, Trump said: "We didn't talk much about tariffs, except that he knew my position."

He said that he imposed high tariffs on China during his first term. "I have made hundreds of billions of dollars. Before I became president, China never paid a dime to the United States."

In addition, Trump also said that the trade imbalance between the European Union and other countries and the United States is disturbing.

"The European Union is very, very bad to us, so we have to impose tariffs on them. This is the only way you get fairness."

The above is the news from Lianhe Zaobao. Earlier, there was news that the disagreement within his team was the reason why he did not announce the imposition of tariffs on China as soon as he took office. Then the above information may also be what they are discussing.