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China escalates US trade war: retaliatory tariffs, export controls and unreliable-entity listings; WTO complaint and yuan weakening; EU outreach; TikTok sale faces tech‑export approval

Published on: 10 April 2025

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China has responded by placing 12 US firms on its export control list, among them American Photonics, a maker of precision infrared laser optics and coatings, and Exovera, an AI-driven analytics platform. The Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has also named a further six US companies to its unreliable-entity list over their roles in arms sales to Taiwan. Those businesses, including aerospace technology firm Shield AI and trading house Hudson Technologies, will be barred from any China-related import and export dealings from tomorrow. In addition, China has filed another case at the World Trade Organization against the US, its fourth since Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. On 9 April 2025, Mofcom added that any move by ByteDance to divest TikTok must follow Chinese regulations, such as securing approval for technology export, thereby erecting regulatory hurdles for any sale.

Soaring tariffs

The US levy on Chinese imports jumped to no less than 104% from noon on 9 April 2025 China time, signalling a sharp intensification of trade frictions. Trump lifted tariffs by 50% after Beijing declined to withdraw its 34% retaliatory duties on US goods—which was announced...

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