Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited tensions with Beijing, announcing that he is considering a massive increase in tariffs on Chinese imports and signaling uncertainty over a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The remarks mark a sharp escalation in the already strained trade relations between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump said he is weighing a “very substantial” tariff hike potentially doubling duties on Chinese goods as part of a broader strategy to counter what he called China’s “unfair trade practices” and “aggressive economic behavior.” Speaking to reporters at the White House, he stressed that the U.S. must respond firmly to Beijing’s recent export restrictions on critical minerals and advanced technologies, which Washington sees as an a

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