Trump says he is considering 10% tariff on China starting February 1

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President Trump says he is considering a 10-percent tariff on China, starting February, seen as part of his effort to "put America first."

Our Kim Bo-kyoung tells us more.

U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten other countries with tariffs this time targeting China.

On Tuesday at the Oval Office, Trump said he is considering a 10-percent tariff on China starting as early as February first, citing that too much fentanyl is coming into the U.S. from China via Mexico and Canada.

"We're talking about a tariff of 10 percent on China based on the fact that they're sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada."

This comes after Trump on Monday threatened 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada. accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs to come into the U.S.

Meanwhile, Trump announced investment plans worth 500 billion U.S. dollars to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country.

And as part of such efforts, OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle are planning a joint venture called 'Stargate.'

During Trump's briefing, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, along with Sam Altman of OpenAI and Larry Ellison of Oracle joined the President.

One hundred billion U.S. dollars in funding has been committed for now, with more expected over the next four years.

Ellison said ten data centers for the project are under construction in Texas, with more to come in other states.

"Each building is half a million square feet. There are ten buildings currently being built, but that will expand to 20."

And, Trump says this project will create hundreds and thousands of jobs.

"A new American company that will invest 500 billion dollars, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United States and very quickly moving very rapidly, creating over one-hundred-thousand American jobs almost immediately."

Meanwhile, when asked about whether he is open to Elon Musk buying TikTok, Trump said he would be if he wanted to buy it.

He previously had directed the Justice Department on Monday to pause the enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days until early April, after TikTok became unusable in the U.S.

Trump suggested to TikTok that the United States jointly owns half the company.

"With a permit, it's worth, like a trillion dollars. So what I'm thinking about saying to somebody is buy it and give half to the United States of America. Half and we'll give you the permit."

Kim Bo-kyoung, Arirang News.