Trump turns up heat on China with fresh tariffs, export curbs

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the U.S. will drastically escalate the trade conflict with China by imposing a 100 percent tariff on Chinese exports, effective November 1, 2025, in addition to existing duties. This dramatic move, announced on his Truth Social platform, is in retaliation for recently announced export limits by China, which he called an “unprecedented position.” Furthermore, the U.S. will also impose export controls on “any and all critical software” starting the same day. This aggressive stance effectively ends a period of trade truce between the world’s two largest economies and follows earlier U.S. efforts to curb China’s access to advanced technology, particularly semiconductors and AI-critical components.

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