US President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold exports of Boeing parts to China in response to Chinese restrictions on exporting rare earth minerals.
President Trump made the threat on October 10, 2025, as part of an escalation in tensions in which he said he would add an additional 100% tariff on imports from China from November.
At a press briefing on October 10, 2025, President Trump was asked what export items the US could restrict to China.
“We have many things, including a big thing is airplane. They [China] have a lot of Boeing planes, and they need parts, and lots of things like that,” the US President said.
President Trump has threatened to cancel a meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping after China restricted exports of rare earth minerals.
On October 9, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a new rule that would prevent Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on routes between the US and China.
The move was designed to address what the US considers an unfair advantage for Chinese carriers.
The DOT suggested the ban was necessary in order “to balance the competitive gap” between the two countries.
The US and China have been negotiating tariffs since April 2025 when President Trump announced a broad new package of import duties from dozens of countries.
