U.S. President Donald Trump announced this Friday, the 10th, a 100% tariff on China, starting November 1, in addition to those currently being charged. In a post on Truth Social, the Republican also announced export controls on "all and any critical software."
The Republican justified the measure by saying that Beijing "has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position" by informing that, starting November 1, 2025, it will impose large-scale export controls on virtually all products it manufactures.
"This affects ALL countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan elaborated by them years ago. It is absolutely unprecedented in International Trade and a moral disgrace in relation to other nations," he wrote in the post.
The Republican claims that the new U.S. tariff rate for China will be effective from November 1, but may be brought forward, "depending on any future actions or changes taken by China."