Chinese imports are being taxed at 104% and U.S. exports to China could face a 84% tariffs starting Thursday. The de minimus exemption is also ending.
China’s Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs
The Pentagon and defense contractors are heavily reliant on magnets and rare earth minerals mined or processed in China, which has suspended exports of the materials in an escalating trade war.
US Treasury chief holds out hope for China tariff deal, warns duties ‘not a joke’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday chided China’s commerce minister for calling President Donald Trump’s tariffs a “joke” but said he still had hope for a major trade deal with Beijing, adding it would require a formula far different from trade and currency deals of the past.
Transit Issues between Nepal and India: Challenges and the Path Forward
Nepal, which is located between two economic powerhouses, India and China, has traditionally relied on its southern neighbor for trade and transit. Additionally, Nepal had a history of engaging in …
Russia Could Help China Resist Trump’s Trade War
Still, China remains vital to Moscow’s post-sanction survival, with Beijing buying discounted Russian oil and gas, shielding pro-Kremlin narratives on its tightly controlled internet, and exporting …
China has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defense
Exports of rare earths now require special licenses, but Beijing has yet to fully establish a system for issuing them, the New York Times reported.
Trump: China won’t get ‘off the hook’ on tariffs. China: ‘We will never yield.’
Uncertainty over tariffs has placed a pall over financial markets and fueled concerns of inflation and a possible recession.
China, Vietnam sign deals as Xi visits Hanoi amid US tariff tensions
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by U.S. tariffs, as he attended the signing in Hanoi of dozens of …
Latest twist in tariff turmoil: China cuts off flow of critical minerals. Live updates
China has steeply increased its tariff on U.S. goods and choked off the flow of valuable, rare-earth metals and magnets into the U.S.
Trump’s trade war with China is ‘the end of the era of expanding globalization.’ But it could leave the U.S. worse off because of a major imbalance in key imports
The U.S. has more sectors of the economy that are highly reliant on Chinese imports than the other way around.