Containers pile up at Qingdao Port Qianwan Container Terminal in Shandong Province, China, on September 25, 2025. Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced he will impose an additional 100% tariff on goods from China, on top of the 30% tariffs already in effect, starting November 1 or sooner. The threat is a massive escalation after months of a trade truce between the two nations.

“The United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social Friday afternoon. “Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software.”

Trump’s announcement is tied to Beijing ramping up export controls on its critical rare earths, which are needed to

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