The Trump administration is preparing an executive order aimed at reviving shipbuilding and cutting Chinese dominance of the global maritime industry. A draft summary of the order includes plans to raise revenue from fees on Chinese-built ships and cranes that enter the U.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening told lawmakers he's planning to strengthen mineral and rare earth production in the U.S., supply chains that China

As part of his sweeping national address on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump promised to establish a new office of shipbuilding within the White House to revitalize the industry and bolster American naval strength.

The nation’s top three trading partners are rolling out levies on a wide range of products, including soybeans, meat and grains, in the escalating trade war.

If the U.S. “insists on launching a tariff war, a trade war or any other war, China will fight to the end.” said a Chinese spokesman.

"China will fight to the bitter end of any trade war," the foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing declared, after China announced tit-for-tat tariffs on agricultural imports from the US. This came within minutes of a new 10% US levy on Chinese imports that came into effect on Tuesday - which adds to existing tariffs both from Trump's first term and those announced last month.