On Tuesday (local time), US President Donald Trump affirmed that Washington would proceed with imposing a comprehensive 155% tax on Chinese imports, which would go into force on November 1, 2025. He stated that the action is intended to address what he called Beijing’s “unfair and one-sided” trade practices over the years.
President Trump said that although he personally wanted to maintain cordial relations with China, the US could no longer stand economic imbalance in response to questions from reporters, including one from ANI. As of right now, China will be subject to roughly 155% tariffs as of November 1st. “I don’t think it’s sustainable for them,” he said, adding that China had previously benefited from the lax trade policies of earlier U.S. administrations.
Trump said his predecessors had let China and other countries take advantage of the U.S. market because they had not protected American economic interests. “I wish to treat China with kindness. However, China has been extremely unforgiving of us throughout the years due to our presidents’ lack of commercial acumen,” he said. He emphasized that industrial resiliency and economic autonomy were now given top priority by American leadership.
Trump highlighted his prior trade negotiations, pointing out that the strategic use of tariffs was the key to successful agreements with South Korea, Japan, and the European Union. “National security is at issue,” he stated. “The United States is receiving hundreds of billions, if not trillions, of dollars, and we will begin to pay off debt.” This illustrates Washington’s increasing alignment of trade policies with the goals of national defense.
The President’s remarks were made as China’s ongoing energy commerce with Russia, which continues to be Moscow’s biggest oil export market, came under growing scrutiny. The administration’s most recent economic actions, which target nations said to have indirectly supported Russia’s war in Ukraine, are an extension of its “secondary tariff” policy. Earlier, a 50% tariff on imports connected to Russian oil was imposed on India, a similar but smaller measure.
President Trump reaffirmed on his Truth Social platform that, in addition to current tariffs, a 100 percent tariff would be applied to Chinese goods starting on November 1. He claimed that the decision came after Beijing adopted what he described as “an extraordinarily aggressive position” and recently sent out what he described as “an extremely hostile letter to the world.”
Trump stated that from the same day, the U.S. would likewise apply export controls on all “critical software”, preventing American technology from being misused by enemy powers. “In light of China’s conduct, the United States will apply a tariff of 100% above current rates beginning November 1, 2025, or earlier. We will also enforce export controls on every software that is essential,” he wrote.
The President said Beijing had threatened to impose broad export curbs on almost all product categories, including those that it does not produce. Trump described the action as “a moral disgrace in international trade,” claiming that it demonstrated China’s long-term strategy to sabotage global supply lines and increase its economic power.
With the announcement, Washington is beginning a new phase in the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China and taking a much stronger stance against what it sees as Beijing’s aggressive economic expansionism. Analysts expect that the action will put pressure on global markets, despite Trump’s administration’s defense that it is required to protect American national interests and restore economic balance.
