特朗普政府给予汽车制造商一个月的关税豁免后，周三股市飙升。
道琼斯工业平均指数收盘时上涨近500点，涨幅1.1%，而标准普尔500指数收盘时上涨1.2%标准普尔500指数也上涨了1.1%。以科技股为主的纳斯达克指数周三上涨近1.5%。
新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特表示，应美国三大汽车制造商福特、通用汽车和Jeep与克莱斯勒的母公司Stellantis的要求，唐纳德·特朗普总统已下令推迟汽车关税。
莱维特在白宫举行的新闻发布会上说:“总统给了他们一个月的豁免，这样他们就不会处于经济劣势。”
声明发布后，汽车制造商的股票飙升。福特汽车的股价收盘时上涨近6%，通用汽车上涨逾7%。Stellantis周三飙升逾9%。
预计关税将对美国汽车制造商构成挑战，其中许多汽车制造商依赖于与墨西哥和加拿大密切相关的供应链。
代表美国三大汽车制造商的贸易团体美国汽车政策委员会(AAPC)赞扬了为期一个月的关税豁免。
“美国汽车制造商福特、通用和Stellantis称赞川普总统认识到，符合美国和地区美国管理认证协会含量高要求的车辆和零部件应免除这些关税，”AAPC总统马特·布朗特在一份声明中告诉美国广播公司新闻。
布朗特补充说:“我们期待与特朗普总统及其政府合作，实现我们增加美国汽车产量和扩大对世界各地市场出口的共同目标。”
特朗普在放松一些关税的同时，周三批评加拿大未能采取必要措施，让美国撤销前一天征收的所有关税。
特朗普表示，他周三与加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多通了电话，两国领导人讨论了美国撤销关税的途径。特朗普向特鲁多转述说，这样的结果需要加拿大采取足够的行动来解决贩毒问题。
一周前，特朗普声称，尽管上月达成了解决这一问题的协议，但芬太尼等非法药物继续通过墨西哥和加拿大进入美国。
在上的帖子中真实社会周三，特朗普表示，“没有什么能说服我”芬太尼已经停止流入美国。
“[特鲁多]说情况有所好转，但我说，‘这还不够好。’通话以“有点”友好的方式结束!”特朗普说道。
根据美国海关和边境巡逻队(即联邦机构CBP)的数据，自9月份以来，美国查获的几乎所有芬太尼都是通过墨西哥南部边境入境的。CBP发现，不到1%的芬太尼在加拿大北部边境被查获。
加拿大总理贾斯廷·特鲁多周二严厉批评关税，称其为“愚蠢”的政策，没有“意义”
特鲁多补充说，征收关税的原因是基于一项关于加拿大是进入美国的毒品主要来源的虚假指控。
美国和加拿大之间持续的紧张局势出现在中国周二晚上发出警告后，中国已准备好与美国在美国的任何“类型的战争”关税的后果特朗普政府强加的。
美国对来自墨西哥和加拿大的商品征收25%的关税，对来自中国的进口商品征收10%的关税。新一轮对中国商品征收的关税是上月对中国征收的关税的两倍。
中国外交部发言人表示，关税不会导致美国对原产于中国的芬太尼的担忧得到解决。
“如果美国真的想解决芬太尼问题，那么正确的做法是在平等、相互尊重和互利的基础上与中国磋商，解决彼此的关切，”中国发言人林建说说在周二晚些时候的新闻发布会上。
这位发言人补充说:“如果美国有其他议程，如果战争是美国想要的，无论是关税战、贸易战还是任何其他类型的战争，我们都准备战斗到底。”。
特朗普政府对来自墨西哥和加拿大的商品征收25%的关税，对来自中国的进口商品征收10%的关税。新一轮对中国商品征收的关税是上月对中国征收的关税的两倍。
在美国新关税生效后几分钟内，中国周二公布了初步回应，对进口的美国商品，如鸡肉、小麦、大豆和牛肉，加征10%至15%的关税。
“中国征收的报复性关税非常具体，直接针对美国农民，他们大多在红色州，大多投票给特朗普，”亚洲社会政策研究所中国分析中心的中国政治研究员尼尔·托马斯告诉美国广播公司新闻。
托马斯补充说:“所以中国试图在对特朗普重要的地方制造痛苦，并希望让特朗普坐到谈判桌前，为这群特朗普支持者提供救济。”
最近的关税将被置于中国在2018年特朗普政府第一次贸易战期间征收的类似关税之上。其中一些关税已经达到25%，尽管北京在2020年“第一阶段”贸易协议后发布了一些豁免。
中国的新关税将于3月10日对出口商品生效。
在上个月的一系列社交媒体帖子中，特朗普表示，他将对加拿大、墨西哥和中国征收关税，因为这些国家制造和运输了最终进入美国的非法药物。
在周二晚上对国会联席会议的讲话中，特朗普还尖锐批评了中国政府对美国商品征收的关税。
“特朗普总统继续展示他对确保美国贸易政策符合国家利益的承诺，”白宫在一份声明星期二。
商务部长霍华德·鲁特尼克(Howard Lutnick)周二下午表示，特朗普可能很快会向加拿大和墨西哥提供一条减免北美自由贸易协定所涵盖的部分商品关税的途径。
鲁特尼克没有提到与中国的潜在妥协。
Stock market surges after Trump permits carmakers 1-month tariff exemption
The stock market surged on Wednesday after the Trump administration granted automakers a one-month exemption from tariffs imposed a day earlier.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the trading session up nearly 500 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P 500 also jumped 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased nearly 1.5% on Wednesday.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump had ordered the delay of auto tariffs after a request from the Big 3 U.S. automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep and Chrysler.
"The president is giving them an exemption for one month so they’re not at an economic disadvantage," Leavitt said during a press conference at the White House.
The automakers' shares soared after the announcement. Ford's stock price ended the trading day up nearly 6%, while General Motors climbed more than 7%. Stellantis surged more than 9% on Wednesday.
The tariffs are expected to pose a challenge for U.S. automakers, many of which depend on a supply chain closely intertwined with Mexico and Canada.
The American Automotive Policy Council, or AAPC, a trade group that represents the Big 3 U.S. automakers, praised the one-month tariff exemption.
"American Automakers Ford, GM and Stellantis applaud President Trump for recognizing that vehicles and parts that meet the high US and regional USMCA content requirements should be exempt from these tariffs," AAPC President Matt Blunt told ABC News in a statement.
"We look forward to working with President Trump and his administration on our shared goals of increasing US automotive production and expanding exports to markets all around the world," Blunt added.
While easing some tariffs, Trump criticized Canada on Wednesday for what he described as failure to take the steps necessary for the United States to withdraw all of the tariffs imposed a day earlier.
Trump said he held a call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday during which the two leaders discussed a path to U.S. withdrawal of the tariffs. Such an outcome would require sufficient action by Canada to address drug trafficking, Trump recounted relaying to Trudeau.
A week ago, Trump alleged that illicit drugs such as fentanyl had continued to enter the U.S. through Mexico and Canada despite agreements reached last month to address the issue.
In a post onTruth Socialon Wednesday, Trump said "nothing has convinced me" that the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. had stopped.
"[Trudeau] said that it’s gotten better, but I said, 'That’s not good enough.' The call ended in a 'somewhat' friendly manner!" Trump said.
Since September, nearly all fentanyl seized by the U.S. came through the Southern border with Mexico, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or CBP, a federal agency. Less than 1% of fentanyl was seized at the Northern border with Canada, CBP found.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharply criticized the tariffs on Tuesday, calling them a "dumb" policy that does not "make sense."
The reason for the tariffs is based on a false allegation about Canada as a major source of drugs entering the U.S., Trudeau added.
Persistent tensions between the U.S. and Canada emerged after China issued a warning on Tuesday night that it stands ready for any "type of war" with the United States in theaftermath of tariffsimposed by the Trump administration.
The U.S. slapped 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% tariffs on imports from China. The fresh round of duties on Chinese goods doubled an initial set of tariffs placed on China last month.
A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said the tariffs would not lead to a resolution of U.S. concerns about fentanyl originating in China.
"If the U.S. truly wants to solve the fentanyl issue, then the right thing to do is to consult with China on the basis of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit to address each other's concerns," Chinese spokesperson Lin Jiansaidat a press conference late Tuesday.
"If the U.S. has other agenda in mind and if war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end," the spokesperson added.
The comments came soon after the Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% tariffs on imports from China. The fresh round of duties on Chinese goods doubled an initial set of tariffs placed on China last month.
Within minutes of the new U.S. tariffs taking effect, China unveiled on Tuesday its initial response by placing additional 10% to 15% tariffs on imported U.S. goods, like chicken, wheat, soybeans and beef.
"The retaliatory tariffs that China is imposing is very specific and directly targeted at American farmers, who are mostly in red states and mostly voted for Trump," Neil Thomas, a fellow for Chinese politics at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, told ABC News.
"So China is trying to create pain where it matters for Trump, and it's hoping to get Trump to the negotiating table and offer relief for this group of Trump supporters," Thomas added.
The recent duties will be placed on top of similar tariffs imposed by China during the first Trump administration's trade war in 2018. Some of those tariffs are already at 25%, though Beijing issued some waivers as a result of the 2020 "phase one" trade deal.
The new Chinese tariffs are set to come into effect for goods shipped out March 10.
In a series of social media posts last month, Trump said he would place tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China for hosting the manufacture and transport of illicit drugs that end up in the U.S.
During an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, Trump also sharply criticized tariffs imposed by the Chinese government on U.S. goods.
"President Trump continues to demonstrate his commitment to ensuring U.S. trade policy serves the national interest," the White House said ina statementon Tuesday.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday afternoon that Trump may soon offer Canada and Mexico a pathway to relief from tariffs placed on some goods covered by North America's free trade agreement.
Lutnick did not mention a potential compromise with China.
