Trump "may impose 10% tariffs on China from Feb. 1"

Trump "discussed 10% tariffs on China from the 1st of next month"
Trump "may allow 'TikTok' to be acquired if Musk wants"
"A possible sanction if Putin does not negotiate Ukraine war

[Anchor]
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing 10% tariffs on China starting next month.

He has repeatedly expressed his willingness to end the war in Ukraine and has also put pressure on Russian President Putin.

This is Washington correspondent Hong Sang-hee.

[Reporter]
President Trump said at a press conference that 10% tariffs on China could begin as early as the 1st of next month.

It was based on the fact that China is introducing fentanyl into the United States through Mexico and Canada.

[Donald Trump/U.S. President: Discussing a 10% tariff on China based on the fact that China is sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada]

It also reaffirmed its plan to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, which it announced on the day of the inauguration.

Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk also said he could allow China's video platform "TikTok" to be acquired if he wanted to.

[Donald Trump/ U.S. President: If someone buys TikTok and gives half of it to the U.S., we're going to give it permission.]

It also reiterated its commitment to ending the war in Ukraine early.

He also asked President Xi Jinping for help in resolving the Ukraine war, warning of possible sanctions if Putin does not enter negotiations.

[Donald Trump/ U.S. President: (Reporter) Will you impose additional sanctions on Russia if Putin doesn't come to the negotiations? I think so.]

The press conference after President Trump's inauguration was also held in the form of companies announcing investments in the U.S., just like the conference immediately after his election.

OpenAI, Oracle, and Japan's Softbank, which developed ChatGPT, announced that they would set up a joint venture to invest at least 500 billion dollars in the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) industry and about 718 trillion won in our money.

I'm Hong Sang-hee from Washington.



editing video; Lim Hyun-chul