Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative, speaks to CNBC on October 14, 2025.
CNBC
President Donald Trump could still slap China with 100% tariffs on Nov. 1 or sooner depending on Beijing's next move in a rare earths dispute, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC on Tuesday.
“A lot depends on what the Chinese do,” Greer told CNBC in an interview. “They are the ones who chose to make this major escalation.”
China last week announced sweeping restrictions on rare earth exports that, if imported, would disrupt the U.S. defense, technology, semiconductor and automotive industries.
“We cannot create a situation where the Chinese maintain this regime and want to have veto power over the world's high-tech supply chains,” Greer said.
The restrictions took the White House by surprise. Beijing announced the measures ahead of an expected meeting between Trump and President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit later this month in Seoul, South Korea.
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