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Trump Threatens to Halt U.S. Aircraft Parts to China as Beijing Warns Against Trade War

Beijing says a trade fight serves no one in its first response to the president’s warning over aviation supply leverage.

Overview

  • President Donald Trump said the United States may stop supplying aircraft parts to China, describing the components—largely for Boeing jets—as leverage in the trade dispute.
  • Trump said the U.S. previously paused such shipments and claimed China then grounded more than 400 planes, a figure he presented without independent verification.
  • He cited Chinese threats to restrict rare‑earth exports and said tariffs and control over aviation parts remain U.S. pressure tools.
  • The remarks came at the start of a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
  • China’s Foreign Ministry responded that a trade war benefits neither side, as Beijing moves to impose export controls on select rare‑earth‑related goods from November 8 and Trump has announced 100% U.S. tariffs from November 1.