Trump maintains that the import taxes, ranging from 10% to 49%, would bring jobs back to the United States.
Sweeping new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures, and calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer.
But responses were measured, highlighting a lack of appetite among key trading partners for an outright trade war with the world’s biggest economy.
Trump said the import taxes, ranging from 10% to 49%...