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On October 11, 2025, the US-China trade row escalated with Trump promising 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, in addition to existing tariffs. He also threatened import controls on critical software. This followed accusations that China wasn’t supplying rare earth minerals and US restrictions on technology sales, including a key Nvidia AI chip. Both nations imposed fees on ships and China maintained its moratorium on US soybean purchases, impacting American farmers. Despite these tensions, Trump had announced a summit with Xi Jinping at the APEC forum in South Korea starting October 31, aiming to find a resolution.
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Published on: Oct 11, 2025 09:59 am IST
Trump said that apart from these tariffs, the US would also impose import controls on “any and all critical software.”
Trump had earlier announced a summit with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, starting October 31 in South Korea.(AFP)
This would be over and above any other tariffs that China is paying, thus escalating the trade row between the two countries.
The two countries had reached a fragile truce in recent days, with Trump announcing a summit with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum starting October 31 in South Korea.
Trump escalates US-China trade row: Key points
• However, tensions have again been bubbling up between the two major economies, with Trump accusing China of not being forthcoming with the supply of rare earth minerals, a critical part of the trade between US and China.
• In response, the US President imposed restrictions on the sale of American technologies to China, including a key Nvidia AI chip. Many of these restrictions were lifted later.
• Following this, the Trump-led administration said it would impose fees on goods carried by Chinese-owned or -operated ships. China responded to this with a similar plan, imposing new port fees on US ships, which took effect from Friday.
• Another critical issue is China’s moratorium on the purchase of US soybeans, which negatively affects American farmers, Bloomberg reported. Trump had earlier touted the possibility that he could convince Xi to purchase US soybeans.
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