The U.S. will impose a 104% tariff on China beginning at 12:01 a.m. EST Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing Tuesday. Starting tomorrow, the White House will begin collecting steep levies on imported goods from China, as President Trump follows through on a threat issued on Truth Social Monday.

Besides a 10% rate globally, some countries billed as "worst offenders" have higher rates including 104% for China.

China and the European Union earlier had unveiled stiff retaliation levies on the U.S. aimed at countering Trump's tariff blitz.

Ukraine has expanded on its claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia’s invading army, saying it had gathered detailed intelligence on more than 150 mercenaries Mosco

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had information about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine. Zelenskiy told reporters in Kyiv that Russia was recruiting Chinese citizens via social media and that Chinese officials were aware of that.