US President Donald Trump has thrown another punch in Washington's long-running economic bout with Beijing, threatening to slap fresh 100% tariffs and export bans in response to China's tightening grip on rare earth minerals. The uneasy truce between the world's two biggest economies came after months of uneasy calm, sending shockwaves through global markets and raising fears of a renewed economic confrontation. Trump declared that the United States would impose 100% tariffs on all Chinese goods entering the country, alongside new export restrictions on "critical software" beginning November 1 — just days before existing tariff relief was due to expire. The US president’s dramatic escalation came hours after China announced expanded export controls on rare earth elements, minerals

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