Nigeria, April 5 -- In response to President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff, China has announced a slew of countermeasures, including a 34 per cent tariff on imports from the US.

The increased tariff rate announced by the Chinese Ministry of Finance on Friday matches the 34 per cent tariff President Trump imposed on the Asian country earlier in the week.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said the tariff will take effect on Thursday, 10 April.

Mr Trump had described the tariff as payback for unfair trade policies used in the past years. He imposed a 10 per cent "minimum baseline tariff" on all imports into the country and reciprocal tariffs, which specifically target imports from 60 nations including Nigeria.

China was one of the coun...