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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/10/trump-100-percent-tariffs-china-imports-trade-war/86631090007/Trump announces additional 100% tariff on China imports, reigniting trade war with Beijing
President Trump's tariff announcement reignites the trade war with Bejing. He also implied the tariffs could be imposed earlier "depending on any further actions or changes taken by China."
Joey Garrison
WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said the United States will add an additional 100% tariff on all Chinese imports in retaliation to Beijing's new export controls that it has floated for rare-earth minerals from countries across the world.
Trump said the new tariff would go into effect on Nov. 1, adding that his administration will also impose new export controls on "any and all critical software," effective the same date.
"It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump threatened the massive tariffs earlier in the day ‒ sending the U.S. stock market tumbling ‒ following what he described as an "extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade" from the Chinese.
Trump said countries throughout the world have received letters from China detailing its desire to impose export controls on "each and every element of production having to do with Rare Earths, and virtually anything else they can think of, even if its not manufactured in China." He likened the actions to China trying to "monopolize" the rare earth industry.
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dalton99a
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malaise
(290,032 posts)1. Merry Christmas
That is. all
dalton99a
(90,668 posts)3. +1. The most expensive ever, thanks to the Trump tax
FalloutShelter
(13,882 posts)2. FFS

Brainstormy
(2,500 posts)4. and TANKING the stock market today
worst drop since July
Bread and Circuses
(1,261 posts)5. Eventually, China will eat the USA's lunch ...
China can endure the pain, they know how.
And they are astute and strategic. Unlike Republicans who are dumb and spiteful !
dalton99a
(90,668 posts)7. US Makes Up Only 14% of Chinese Exports

Bread and Circuses
(1,261 posts)9. As I said. China is strategic and smart. Thanks,
They saw this coming and are growing their markets and trade agreements
Great graphic!
no_hypocrisy
(53,366 posts)6. Hell, why not make it another 1,000.
Were not getting any more rare earth minerals from China any time soon.
Norrrm
(3,108 posts)8. Are there tariffs on Trump family products from China?