Coverage dated April 13, 2025 to April 20, 2025

Trump tariffs: China 'not afraid' of trade war with US – DW

Headline from Deutsche Welle, from the development of Apr 15, 2025

Newest development Apr 21, 2025 · 3 reportsU.S.-China trade war threatens to upend not only the American economy but the global order

China is refusing to back down amid an escalating dispute sparked by Donald Trump's tariffs. Meanwhile, Japan's chief trade negotiator is visiting the US this week for talks. Follow DW for the latest.

Deutsche Welle's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

5 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Apr 14, 2025
China thinks Trump has blinked first in tariff war
Headline from Newsweek ·
Apr 15, 2025Names this update
Trump tariffs: China 'not afraid' of trade war with US – DW
Headline from Deutsche Welle ·
Apr 16, 2025
Trump touts trade talks, China calls out tariff 'blackmail'
Headline from Digital Journal ·
Apr 18, 2025
Trump moves to levy Chinese vessels in widening trade war
Headline from The Columbian ·
Apr 21, 2025Newest
U.S.-China trade war threatens to upend not only the American economy but the global order
Headline from The Columbian ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

Foreign Policy
How Tariffs on China Brought Back Decoupling With a Vengeance (opens Foreign Policy)
Published Apr 13, 2025
Foreign Policy's feed description
Trump’s policy amounts to an assault on the global trading system.
Newsweek
China thinks Trump has blinked first in tariff war (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 13, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Beijing demanded that Washington end its "erroneous practice."
The Daily Caller
ROOKE: China’s Using Unconventional Warfare To Fight Trump’s Tariffs (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Apr 13, 2025
The Daily Caller's feed description
President Trump hopes to equalize the U.S.’s incredible trade imbalance with China by imposing hefty tariffs. Still, China isn’t taking the hit lying down.
Washington Examiner
Trump’s China tariffs showdown makes war likelier (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 14, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
The Trump administration is ignoring the serious risks of a trade war with China devolving into a real war.
Al Jazeera
Trump-China trade war: Which US companies could be worst hit (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Apr 14, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
Tech companies, fashion firms and agribusinesses face body blows from Trump’s eye-watering tariffs on China.
Reason
Why Trump's China tariffs won't work (opens Reason)
Published Apr 14, 2025
Reason's feed description
In this week's Reason Roundtable, the editors discuss President Donald Trump's trade war with China, as well as what taxes they hate the most.
Deutsche Welle
Trump tariffs: China 'not afraid' of trade war with US – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Apr 15, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
China is refusing to back down amid an escalating dispute sparked by Donald Trump's tariffs. Meanwhile, Japan's chief trade negotiator is visiting the US this week for talks. Follow DW for the latest.
FOX Business
Trump admin planning to isolate China in tariff pressure campaign (opens FOX Business)
Published Apr 15, 2025
FOX Business's feed description
The Trump administration will escalate its trade war against Beijing by pressuring U.S. partners to isolate China in exchange for reduced tariffs.
Digital Journal
Trump touts trade talks, China calls out tariff 'blackmail' (opens Digital Journal)
Published Apr 15, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
US President Donald Trump touted tariff negotiations with Japan on Wednesday while China angrily accused Washington of "blackmail" in a trade war that the
Newsweek
Donald Trump hits back against China's tariff retaliation (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 15, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
The U.S. and China are locked in an escalating trade war.
Oil Price
Trump’s Trade War With China Enters a More Aggressive Phase (opens Oil Price)
Published Apr 15, 2025
Oil Price's feed description
A full-scale trade war could have far-reaching global consequences, including strained alliances and weakened U.S. influence abroad.
The Columbian
Trump moves to levy Chinese vessels in widening trade war (opens The Columbian)
Published Apr 17, 2025
The Columbian's feed description
The Trump administration took steps to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at U.S. ports, threatening to shake up global shipping routes and escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest
Digital Journal
China's manufacturing backbone feels Trump trade war pinch (opens Digital Journal)
Published Apr 17, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
Sky-high tariffs imposed on China by US President Donald Trump have triggered a slump in factory orders, manufacturers told AFP this week -- with some
The Week
Trade war with China threatens U.S. economy (opens The Week)
Published Apr 20, 2025
The Week's feed description
Trump's tariff battle with China is hitting U.S. businesses hard and raising fears of a global recession
The Columbian
U.S.-China trade war threatens to upend not only the American economy but the global order (opens The Columbian)
Published Apr 20, 2025
The Columbian's feed description
As President Donald Trump pushes the United States into a trade war with China, the trade-offs are often described as higher consumer prices and inflation versus the potential to bring back manufactur
Newsweek
Donald Trump issues warning to China over "cheating" around tariffs (opens Newsweek)
Published Apr 20, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Washington and Beijing have descended into a budding trade war that currently sees China subjected to 145 percent tariffs on its exports to the U.S.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.