Imagine you’re playing a big game with friends from all over the world, and suddenly someone changes the rules! That’s kind of what’s happening now between the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU).
On March 12, the EU announced that starting next month, it will put taxes called tariffs on U.S. goods worth 26 billion euros (that’s about 28 billion dollars!). This is because the U.S. decided to add tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from other countries.
These new rules will start on April 1 and be fully in place by April 13. To find out what people think about this, reporters talked to residents in France.
Most French people they spoke to agreed with what the EU is doing. They think it’s important to respond when someone changes the rules unfairly. One person named Christophe said, “Global trade is connected, and by upsetting it, Donald Trump is causing problems for his own country.”
Global trade means countries around the world buying and selling things to each other. When one country changes the rules, it can affect everyone! That’s why people in France are concerned.
It’s kind of like when someone takes away a piece in a puzzle—the whole picture can be messed up!
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Residents in France say U.S. tariff policy will disrupt global economy
cgtn.com
