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U.S. and China Enforce Reciprocal Port Tariffs as Rare-Earth Controls Deepen

U.S. officials say a Trump–Xi meeting at APEC remains on the calendar despite the sharper trade steps.

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El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, entrega un premio al presidente Javier Milei en la ceremonia de los Premios Global Citizen, el 24 de septiembre de 2025, en Nueva York.
"EEUU se volvió rehén de su propia dependencia", advirtió el jefe de JPMorgan.
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Overview

  • Both governments activated new port levies on Tuesday, with Washington charging $50 per net ton on Chinese ships—rising by $30 annually through 2028—and Beijing imposing a $56 fee on U.S.-linked vessels that it says will scale to $157 per ton by 2028.
  • China’s Commerce Ministry warned it will “fight to the end” if the United States presses ahead with new tariffs, while stating that talks remain possible and that export-license approvals will continue for applications that meet requirements.
  • Beijing’s tightened regime now covers 12 rare-earth elements and, for the first time, equipment, processes and some foreign producers’ use of Chinese inputs, with case-by-case scrutiny for semiconductor and AI applications and licensing triggers reported at a 0.1% value threshold.
  • Logistics are already straining, with planned arrivals at the Port of Los Angeles down 35% from a year earlier and listed shipping companies falling 4% to 7% in recent sessions.
  • Markets swung on the policy moves, with U.S. rare-earth and critical-minerals shares rallying as officials coordinate with allies and private initiatives such as JPMorgan’s planned investments and a Pentagon stockpile push move to bolster alternative supplies.