U.S. President Donald Trump factors a finger as he speaks throughout a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist motion he designated a home “terrorist group” through govt order on September 22, on the White Home in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 8, 2025.
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President Donald Trump on Friday stated the USA would impose new tariffs of 100% on imports from China “over and above any Tariff that they’re presently paying,” beginning on Nov. 1.
Trump additionally stated that the U.S., on that very same date, would additionally impose export controls on “any and all important software program.”
The president’s announcement got here hours after he threatened to slap “an enormous improve” of tariffs on Chinese language imports in retaliation for brand spanking new controls that China imposed on exports of uncommon earths minerals from that nation.
Around 70% of the worldwide provide of uncommon earths minerals comes from China. The minerals are important for high-tech industries, together with cars, protection and semiconductors.
Trump urged earlier Friday that he would cancel a gathering with Chinese language President Xi Jinping on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit in South Korea due to China’s new controls.
Almost each product imported into the U.S. from China already faces steep tariffs. Whereas there are completely different ranges of particular duties on imports, starting from 50% on metal and aluminum, to 7.5% on client items, the so-called efficient tariff price on Chinese language imports presently is 40%, in response to Wells Fargo Economics and analysts on the Federal Reserve Financial institution of New York.
“It has simply been discovered that China has taken a very aggressive place on Commerce in sending an especially hostile letter to the World, stating that they have been going to, efficient November 1st, 2025, impose massive scale Export Controls on just about each product they make, and a few not even made by them,” Trump wrote in a Reality Social put up on Friday.
“This impacts ALL Nations, with out exception, and was clearly a plan devised by them years in the past. It’s completely extraordinary in Worldwide Commerce, and an ethical shame in coping with different Nations,” Trump wrote.
“Primarily based on the truth that China has taken this unprecedented place, and talking just for the usA., and never different Nations who have been equally threatened, beginning November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, relying on any additional actions or modifications taken by China), the USA of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they’re presently paying,” he wrote.
“Additionally on November 1st, we’ll impose Export Controls on any and all important software program.”
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday stated that beginning Dec. 1 overseas entities will need to have a license to export merchandise that include greater than 0.1% of uncommon earths sourced from that nation, or which might be manufactured utilizing Chinese language extraction, refining, magnet-making or recycling expertise.
