“Mr. Wonderful” wants to get *really* tough on China. Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary isn’t impressed with President Trump’s already steep 104% tariffs on Chinese goods – he thinks we need to crank it up to a whopping 400%! Speaking on CNN, the businessman didn’t mince words, saying it’s time to “squeeze [Chinese] heads into the wall.”
Kevin O’Leary calls for a 400% tariff on China—SLAMS China for cheating and stealing. “They don’t play by the rules. They cheat, they steal… I’ve had enough!” pic.twitter.com/Z7UMzPrFxQ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 9, 2025
Why the hard line? O’Leary says Beijing has been playing dirty ever since they joined the World Trade Organization. He accused China of rampant cheating, stealing American inventions and intellectual property, then turning around and selling knock-offs back to us. Forget suing them over there, O’Leary claims – you can’t win.
This dramatic call comes as Trump’s administration is already locked in a trade standoff with China, having jacked up tariffs from 10% to 104% earlier this year. China shot back with its own 34% tariffs, vowing to “fight to the end.” But O’Leary backs Trump’s aggressive strategy, believing it’s the only way to force President Xi Jinping to the negotiating table, especially since China needs American markets to keep its own people employed.
While other countries like Japan and Vietnam are reportedly talking deals with the U.S., China remains defiant. O’Leary argues that decades of coddling Beijing didn’t work, and it’s high time America, under Trump, finally stood up to their trade abuses.
Mr. Wonderful sees these sky-high tariffs not as the end goal, but as a powerful weapon to ultimately secure better, fairer trade deals, maybe even leading back to zero tariffs eventually. For now, though, the message is clear: playtime is over.
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