China issues travel advisory for citizens visiting US amid tariff rift

China announced on Wednesday that it will increase its tariff on US goods from 34 per cent to 84 per cent starting April 10.

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a risk alert for Chinese citizens planning to visit the United States, citing the recent decline in China-US economic and trade ties,as well as concerns over domestic security in the US. The ministry's official website advised travellers to thoroughly evaluate potential risks and exercise caution when making travel plans to the US.

“In light of worsening China–US trade relations and security concerns in America, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism advises Chinese citizens to carefully assess the risks of traveling to the United States and proceed with caution,” the ministry said in an alert Wednesday night.

China’s Ministry of Education also warned the country’s students about assessing security risks related to studying in “certain US states,” citing a new bill passed in Ohio.

China announced on Wednesday that it will increase its tariff on US goods from 34 per cent to 84 per cent starting April 10. The decision came after the United States increased tariffs on China to a whopping 104 percent following US President Donald Trump's threat of "additional 50 percent tariffs" on Beijing starting Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.

Beijing also imposed restrictions on 18 U.S. companies, mostly in defence-related industries, adding to the 60 or so American firms punished over Trump's tariffs.

The move comes after Trump made good on his threat to impose an additional 50% tariff on China unless it withdrew its retaliatory levies on the United States, taking total new U.S. duties on Chinese goods this year to 104%.

Beijing announced in response it would also raise its levies on U.S. goods by 50%, adding to the 34% increase previously announced and due to be implemented on Thursday.