China Caution of Reprisal Against Trump’s New Tariff Plan

Beijing has rebuked US president Donald Trump’s recently proposal to implement 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese exports, warning that it will take rigid countermeasures if the United States proceeds. The Chinese Commerce Ministry condemned Washington of boarding trade tensions and undermining equilibrium of global economic .

In a announcement on Sunday, the ministry said that since trade meeting were held in Madrid last month, the US had continued to impose fresh restrictions on Chinese firms, expanding its trade blacklist. On the statement they utter “China’s position on tariff wars has been balanced , we do not want to fight, but we are not afraid to fight,” stat

Trump proclaim on Friday that he would introduce huge amount of export controls on every product” made in China, inclusive critical software, with the measures set to take effect before November 1. Moreover , in a last social media post, he made a softer tone, saying he believed the argument with Beijing would be solved. While describing respected highly towards Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

Meanwhile, there has been rolled out several retaliatory measures in recent days. These encircle export controls on rare earths and battery materials, an antitrust investigation into US chipmaker Qualcomm, and new fees on American-owned ships minimize at Chinese ports. Beijing expressed that the impact on global supply chains would be “extremely scenic ”and that export applications for legitimate civilian use would continue to be selected .

Analysts said that, the latest increase rapidly threatens to undo progress made since the two sides reached a temporary truce in May. Relations began to sour again after Washington tightened export rules on advanced semiconductors in September, a move that Beijing viewed as an attempt to hinder China’s technological improvement .

Feng Chucheng, a founding partner at Hutong Research, utter Beijing present to be reviving its earlier strategy of “Increase first to reset negotiations.” He added that China’s latest activists were meant to pressure Washington ahead of an expected meeting between Trump and Xi later this month in South Korea.

Wang Dong, a executive director at the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding at Peking University, said the US had long aimed it could induct tariffs on China “with impunity.” He introduced the recent developments as a shift in “great-power bargaining” where Beijing is seeking a more balanced footing.

Other Chinese scholars noted that Beijing’s trade focus has increasingly turned toward the global south and countries linked to its Belt and Road Initiative, reducing reliance on the US market. Wang Yiwei of Renmin University said China’s latest moves were designed to remind Washington to “return to stable trade relations and stop playing games.”

While US officials have yet to respond to Beijing’s latest comments, analysts suggest the coming weeks will determine whether the fragile trade détente can hold or if a new round of economic confrontation is inevitable.