Trade Dispute Archives

August 26, 2025
International
World

US-China trade row: Donald Trump says he could ‘destroy China’; hints at 200% tariffs on rare earths

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States holds overwhelming leverage over China, even suggesting that if he chose to use it, he could “destroy” the world’s second-largest economy.Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday before a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee […]

July 20, 2025
International
World

Trump administration imposes restrictions on Mexican flights; threatens Delta-Aeromexico partnership; blames Biden for aviation deal breach

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday imposed new restrictions on flights from Mexico. It also warned of ending the long-standing partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, in retaliation to limits imposed by the Mexican government on passenger and cargo flights into Mexico City in recent years.“Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg deliberately allowed Mexico […]