‘US Doesn’t Want To Hurt China’: Trump Eases Fears – Peace Or Trade Storm Ahead? | World News

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump sought to ease global tensions over Washington-Beijing tensions on Sunday by publicly emphasizing his respect for Chinese President Xi Jinping and expressing a desire to help, not hurt, the Asian giant.

Trump posted on Truth Social: “Don’t worry about China, everything will be fine! The highly respected President Xi has had a bad moment. He doesn’t want a depression for his country, and neither do I. The US wants to help China, not hurt it!!! President DJT.”

The White House reinforced the message by posting on X: “It is impossible to believe that China would take such action, but they did, and the rest is history. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Those statements came after Beijing warned of countermeasures if Trump follows through on his threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, CNN reported on Saturday.

The warning follows China’s latest export curbs on rare earth minerals, heightening tensions that risk undermining months of trade progress.

A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday: “Resorting to threats of high tariffs is not the right way to engage with China. If the US continues to act unilaterally, China will resolutely take relevant measures to protect its legitimate rights and interests. Our stance on a tariff war is consistent, we do not want but do not fear one either.”

Increasing trade friction has rattled investors around the world. Stock markets fell, industries strengthened, and fears surfaced of a repeat of tit-for-tat tariff wars in the spring, when tariffs on Chinese and US imports rose to around 145% and 120% respectively.

Increasing uncertainty also casts a shadow over the Trump-Xi summit to be held in South Korea. According to CNN, the leaders were expected to meet within two weeks, but Trump expressed doubts about the meeting taking place, citing China’s rare earth export restrictions.