Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:01am on 12 Oct 2025,Sunday International
China condemned US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports and export controls on critical software starting November 1. Beijing's Commerce Ministry accused Washington of "arbitrary double standards," stating the measures "severely harm China's interests" and damage bilateral trade talks. China declared it "does not want to fight, but is not afraid to fight," vowing countermeasures including special port fees on US-linked vessels. Trump's move follows China's export restrictions on rare earth elements vital for tech manufacturing. The escalation threatens sectors from consumer electronics to electric vehicles and comes weeks before a scheduled Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea, which Trump has threatened to cancel. (PC: OPB)
