Politics Trump announces 100 percent extra tariffs for China
US President Donald Trump has announced additional tariffs of 100 percent on imports from China into the USA.
11.10.2025, 02:25
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These would be imposed from November 1 - or earlier, depending on China's further actions - the Republican wrote on his Truth Social platform, justifying the plan with China's current trade policy.
There is currently a pause in the tariff dispute between China and the USA, which escalated in the spring. In April, both countries imposed surcharges of more than 100 percent on imports from the other country. It was not clear from Trump's message whether the tariffs now announced are a further increase on top of those already announced in the spring or how they relate to them.
In his post, Trump also announced export controls on all important software from November 1. He did not provide any further details. Export controls are usually export bans that can be lifted by the government in individual cases. This allows a country to influence which products are exported to other countries.
Trump questions meeting with Xi
Hours earlier, Trump had already questioned his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, referring to the ongoing trade conflict. He was supposed to meet Xi at the Asia-Pacific Economic Community (Apec) summit at the end of October - "but now there seems to be no reason to do so", the Republican wrote on Truth Social on Friday.
Trump based his statement on the fact that China had allegedly sent "letters to countries around the world" announcing export restrictions on rare earths and other materials. This had "come out of nowhere", could paralyze global trade and harm many countries. The People's Republic is becoming increasingly "hostile", Trump said. In his new post, he specified that China had announced export controls on almost all products it manufactures from November, among other things.
The so-called rare earths are extremely important for electronics from smartphones to televisions as well as in car production and the defense industry. China plays a central role in the global supply of these minerals.
Could Trump change course again?
In the Oval Office a little later, Trump showed some room for de-escalation, but did not commit himself. When asked about the planned meeting with Xi, he said that he had not canceled it. He did not know whether it would take place. He would be there in any case, so he assumed that it could take place, Trump said shortly afterwards.
The Republican had already met the Chinese President several times during his first term of office. Among other things, the two heads of state met in person in Osaka, Japan, in 2019, and Xi traveled to Mar-a-Lago in the US state of Florida in 2017.
A journalist also asked the US President about possible changes of course if China were to abandon the export restrictions announced by Trump. We will have to wait and see what happens, Trump replied. That was the reason why he had chosen November 1 as the deadline, he added. He did not elaborate on whether or under what conditions he could possibly change his position again.
