# All the Threats and Tariffs in the U.S.-China Trade Conflict

> China proposed $50 billion in tariffs on additional American products, including soybeans, cars and chemicals. China also said it would increase purchases of US goods and services, and the US expressed willingness to delay its measures.

- Date: 2018-04-05 · published 2018-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65378-all-the-threats-and-tariffs-in-the-u-s-china-trade-conflict
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The proposed tariffs on soybeans and the possibility of a delay both feed directly into US soybean price risk, with the outcome still uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-07-29 | [U.S. Trade Tariffs on China Near $100 Billion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45924-u-s-trade-tariffs-on-china-near-100-billion.md) | -2.0% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-10-18 | [Trade off: China soybean imports set for biggest drop in 12 years amid tariff conflict](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62396-trade-off-china-soybean-imports-set-for-biggest-drop-in-12-years-amid-tariff.md) | -4.0% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-11-30 | [U.S. Ag Sales to China to Fall by 45% in Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61933-u-s-ag-sales-to-china-to-fall-by-45-in-trade-war.md) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.0% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2018-07-20 | [Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63946-trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports.md) | +1.8% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/05/business/china-us-trade-conflict.html

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