China–United States trade war

President-elect Donald Trump referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the "Governor of the Great State of Canada" during a post on Truth Social, making light of their recent meeting. Trump expressed optimism about future discussions with Trudeau, suggesting they would lead to "spectacular" outcomes on trade and tariffs.

President-elect Donald Trump has said in an interview that he could not guarantee that consumer prices wouldn't rise if he implements tariffs on U.S. trade.

World trade faces an uncertain outlook in 2025 because of the threat of trade wars, after global commerce hit a new peak this year, the U.N. has said.

The U.N. trade and development agency UNCTAD said global exchanges of goods and services are expected to reach a record level of nearly $33 trillion in 2024.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that he intends to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, prompting a swift warning from Beijing that "no one will win a trade war."

In a series of posts to his Truth Social account, Trump vowed to hit some of the United States' largest trading partners with duties on all goods entering the country.

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to impose steep tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, raising concerns of potential trade wars with some of the United States' largest trading partners.

According to a Reuters poll of over 50 economists conducted between November 13-20, the U.S. under President-elect Donald Trump could impose tariffs on Chinese imports nearing 40% by early 2025. This potential move is expected to significantly impact China's economy, with forecasts suggesting a reduction in growth by up to 1 percentage point.

A Donald Trump presidential election victory would have huge implications for US trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans' taxes and illegal immigration.

While some of his proposals would require congressional approval, here is a summary of the policies he has said he would pursue in his second four-year term in office:

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Beijing said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union's decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.

The US presidential election is always of great interest globally because of the influence that the global superpower wields with its foreign policy.

The EU said Friday there were "significant remaining gaps" in negotiations seeking to avoid hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars due to take effect next week but added that talks would continue.