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Can someone (or a link) explain how these tariffs actually work in practice? As in, what does "25% tariffs on $16B" mean, exactly?

It means that if your product is affected, upon entering China a 25% levy must be paid, effectively making it's price 25% more expensive.

$16B is an estimation of the value of the imported goods in recent years that will be affected by that tariff.