How the world is reacting to Trump's sweeping new tariffs

PARIS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries across the globe.

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Here are international reactions so far from the world's major economies:

CHINA

Beijing said it "firmly opposes" the new tariffs on its exports, and vowed "countermeasures to safeguard its own rights and interests".

Trump unveiled particularly stinging tariffs of 34% on China, one of its largest trading partners, while a 10% base tariff on all countries also applies. That comes on top of a 20% rate imposed last month.

The tariffs "do not comply with international trade rules", China's Commerce Ministry said.

It urged Washington to "immediately cancel" them, warning they "endanger global economic development".

EUROPEAN UNION

The tariffs are a "major blow to the world economy", warned EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

"There seems to be no order in the disorder. No clear path through the complexity and chaos that is being created as all US trading partners are hit" she said.