US-China voltage is rising: Trump announces extra 100% rates on China over Beijing's export control

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on the import from China, ‘in addition to any tariff they currently pay’, effective November 1 or earlier. In addition, the administration will impose export controls on “any and all critical software” of US firms. Trump said the measures are a direct response to China’s new restrictions on rare earth elements, which he called ‘especially inappropriate’. “From November 1, 2025 (or earlier, depending on any further action or changes made by China), the United States will impose a 100% rate on China, in addition to any tariff they currently pay,” he wrote. Trump also warned that the US would implement export control on “all critical software”. Trading tensions are coming back on the US and China previously had a tariff -driven trade war, with rates reaching 145% on US imports and 125% on Chinese imports. Negotiations later reduced the rates to 30% and 10% respectively, but the tension remains, especially over rare earth and advanced chips. Trump condemned China’s latest trade movement and called it “extremely aggressive” and “a moral disgrace in dealing with other countries”. Trump said China sent an extremely hostile letter to the world in which he said they were going on November 1, 2025, on a large scale export control was imposed on almost every product they made, and some they did not even make them by them. ” He added that the move “affects all countries without exception, and that it was of course a plan they devised years ago.” Historical implications for international trade Trump emphasizes the extraordinary nature of China’s actions and says: “It is absolutely unheard of in international trade … It is impossible to believe that China would have done such an action, but it has, and the rest is history.” Response to China’s rare earthfold control Trump’s announcement comes hours after China allegedly imposed new controls on the export of rare earthminerals, which are decisive for high-tech industries worldwide. Trump has previously threatened to respond with a major increase in rates on Chinese imports in retaliation for Beijing’s latest trade restrictions. Trump explodes China about hostile ‘Trade Moving Trump earlier in the day, China accuses of taking an’ exceptionally hostile ‘position around the world trade. He said China sends letters to countries worldwide to impose export controls on ‘every production that has to do with rare earth, and almost everything they can think of, even if it is not manufactured in China. ‘Trump described the move as unprecedented, warned that it could “clog” markets and condemn problems for countries around the world. Peace in the Middle East. I wonder if the timing was coincidentally? ‘US monopoly advantage has emphasized Trump that the United States holds strong monopoly positions in key elements, stronger than China. I just didn’t choose to use it, there was never a reason for me to do it – until now! “The impact on the US China relationship revealed that he had planned to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Apec Summit in South Korea, but indicated that the meeting was no longer needed, given China’s actions.