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President Donald Trump moved to calm fears of an escalating commerce struggle with Beijing on Sunday after he threatened to impose 100% tariffs on China’s imports in response to the nation’s export curbs on uncommon earth minerals.
Trump’s new tariffs on China would quantity to an enormous improve over the present common 55% levy.
In a put up on Fact Social, Trump stated that China’s financial troubles would “all be fantastic” and insisted that the U.S. “needs to assist China, not damage it.”
“Don’t fear about China, it is going to all be fantastic!” Trump wrote. “Extremely revered President Xi simply had a foul second. He doesn’t need melancholy for his nation, and neither do I. The usA. needs to assist China, not damage it!!!”
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Chinese language President Xi Jinping speaks throughout a world enterprise assembly at The Nice Corridor Of The Individuals on March 28, 2025, in Beijing, China; Proper: President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an government order, “Unleashing prosperi (Left: Ken Ishii – Pool/Getty Pictures; Proper: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
The put up got here hours after China issued an official response to Trump’s risk to impose a 100% tariff on Chinese language imports by Nov. 1, warning Washington to not resort to “threats” and pledging to “resolutely take corresponding measures” if the U.S. proceeds.
“China’s stance is constant,” the Commerce Ministry stated in an announcement Sunday.
“We don’t want a tariff struggle, however we aren’t afraid of 1.” The ministry urged the U.S. to handle variations “by means of dialogue,” calling repeated tariff threats “not the proper technique to get together with China.”
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Chinese language President Xi Jinping applauds throughout the joint press convention of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, in China’s northern Shaanxi province on Might 19, 2023. (FLORENCE LO/POOL/AFP through Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Beijing prompt it will retaliate in opposition to any new levies the U.S. might impose on Chinese language imports.
Sunday’s exchanges pointed to a flip in a commerce truce between the world’s two largest economies.
Trump’s risk was initially triggered by new Chinese language restrictions on the export of uncommon earths, or minerals which might be essential to superior manufacturing and army know-how.
China controls about 70% of worldwide uncommon earths mining and almost 90% of processing capability.
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Vice President J.D. Vance speaks to Fox Enterprise’ Maria Bartiromo in an interview that seems on “Sunday Morning Futures” tomorrow. (Fox Enterprise / FOXBusiness)
Vice President JD Vance additionally defended Trump’s stance in an look on Fox Information, the place he known as Beijing’s dominance in key provide chains “the definition of a nationwide emergency.”
“It’s going to be a fragile dance and loads of it’s going to depend upon how the Chinese language reply. In the event that they reply in a extremely aggressive method, I assure you the President of the US has way more playing cards than the Individuals’s Republic of China,” Vance stated on “Sunday Morning Futures.”
Trump’s tariff risk and China’s response have additionally solid doubt on a gathering occurring with Xi later this yr.
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China’s Commerce Ministry stated it will proceed to grant export licenses for reputable civilian makes use of of uncommon earths however warned that “if the U.S. facet obstinately insists on its apply,” Beijing would act to guard its pursuits.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the White Home for remark.
