China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials.

In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.

China overtook the U.S. as Germany's largest trading partner in the first eight months of 2025, regaining the top spot as higher tariffs weighed on German exports to the United States, preliminary data from the German statistics office showed.

The July-September data, the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, compares with a 5.2% pace of growth in the previous quarter, officials said.

President Trump has issued a new executive order that will escalate the trade war with China. President Trump says the United States will impose new tariffs of 100% on imports from China. Here's the entire post that the president made on his own social media platform announcing this news:

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said it's up to China whether additional 100% tariffs on its exports to the United States kick in on November 1 or sooner, but said it might be difficult for Beijing to find an off ramp.

China signaled on Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump and urged the United States to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.