#美国加征关税

As investors prepare for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on specific countries, which will take effect at midnight in the U.S., the Asia-Pacific stock markets fell on Wednesday. The Australian S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 1.06%.

The Japanese Nikkei 225 index opened down 3.14%, while the Topix index fell 3.26%. The South Korean Kospi declined 0.18%, and the small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.44%.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index futures reported 19,300 points, also below the last closing price of the Hang Seng Index at 20,127.68 points.

The additional tariffs will take effect after midnight U.S. time, adding to the 10% baseline tariffs that were implemented on Saturday. The White House confirmed that Chinese goods will now face a cumulative tariff rate of 104%.

This year, an additional 20% was added under the pretext of countering fentanyl. This time, on top of that, an additional 34% has been added, meaning a total increase of 54% this year.

Additionally, during the first round of the tariff war in 2018, tariffs were already raised to 20%.

Combined, this amounts to 74%, with an extra 30% added, ultimately reaching the threshold of 104%. Of course, there's not much difference between 104 and 50 anymore; it’s a complete decoupling.