Handelsstreit: China setzt einige Zusatzzölle gegen USA weiter aus

In the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, Beijing has extended a pause for certain countervailing duties on imports from the United States for an additional two months. This measure pertains to duties amounting to 24 percent, according to the Chinese State Council's Customs Commission. Simultaneously, a countervailing charge of 10 percent is set to remain in place.

The decision stems from an agreement between the two parties during the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to US President Donald Trump in Washington at the end of September. The rationale behind retaining some of the countervailing duties is to foster a stable and predictable environment for cooperation between Chinese and American companies, as well as to promote the positive trend in trade and economic relations.

Beijing had mirrored the previous steps taken by Washington by imposing these countervailing duties in April 2025, mirroring earlier actions that escalated the trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. In October of the same year, Xi and Trump agreed to suspend certain tariffs for roughly a year, with the expiration date set for November 10, 2026, based on Trump's decree.

Trump is expected to meet with Xi again within the next week at the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen, the third such encounter this year. Reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin may also attend, leading to speculation about a meeting among the three leaders. Reacting to the rumors, Trump confirmed on Sunday in Florida that he would visit China, stating, "And one of the meetings, I think, will be with President Putin and President Xi," expressing anticipation of an interesting discussion.