China, US bicker over tariff threat | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : That decision prompted Trump to fire back Friday by threatening to cancel his planned meeting with Xi at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea late this month.
54% : "We still need to put in more efforts to stabilize trade in the fourth quarter.
52% : Economic indicators show that the retaliatory actions and uncertainty are impacting trade between the countries.
50% : In the latest escalation of the trade war between the two nations, Trump issued the tariff threat on all Chinese imports into the U.S. after China placed stricter restrictions Thursday on rare earth minerals, a vital resource used in electronics.
50% : The Chinese announcement was an apparent surprise to Trump, who called it an "out of the blue" move.
50% : While Trump did not withdraw the economic threat, he sounded more conciliatory than in the past, saying in a Truth Social post Sunday, "The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!!
50% : " TRUMP, XI TO MEET Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he still expects Trump and Xi Jinping will meet later this month, while warning that all options are open for retaliating against China's move to tighten exports of rare earth minerals.
48% : " China's Ministry of Commerce issued a lengthy response Sunday saying the U.S. was "severely damaging the atmosphere of trade negotiations.
31% : BANGKOK -- China did not back down Monday in a back-and-forth with the United States over trade, calling for U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw his latest threat of a 100% tariff and other export control measures announced over the weekend.

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