{"id":2508844,"date":"2025-11-10T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-drops-retaliatory-port-fees-on-us-ships-as-trump-lowers-tariff\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:17:51","slug":"china-drops-retaliatory-port-fees-on-us-ships-as-trump-lowers-tariff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-drops-retaliatory-port-fees-on-us-ships-as-trump-lowers-tariff\/","title":{"rendered":"China drops retaliatory port fees on US ships as Trump lowers tariff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-drops-retaliatory-port-fees-on-us-ships-as-trump-lowers-tariff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2508844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States and China have agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pause retaliatory port fees<\/a> on each other&#8217;s ships for one year, signaling a de-escalation in trade tensions. This move follows President Donald Trump&#8217;s reduction of fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese goods, effective immediately, while maintaining a 10% baseline tariff. The suspension aligns with the U.S. Trade Representative&#8217;s decision to pause its section 301 investigation into China&#8217;s maritime and logistics sectors until November 2026, although the investigation may be reopened if necessary. China also lifted sanctions on U.S. subsidiaries of a South Korean shipbuilder cooperating with the probe. These developments came after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-foreign-policy-offends-the-bureaucrat-paper-pushers\/\" title=\"......s Foreign Policy Offends The Bureaucrat Paper Pushers\">recent bilateral meeting<\/a> between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. Additionally, China reversed some export controls, adding fentanyl precursors to controlled exports, and agreed to keep its tariffs on U.S. goods at 10% while opening its market to American agricultural products.while Trump remains optimistic about the easing tensions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-new-york-gun-control-law-to-remain-in-force-as-legal-challenges-persist\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Allows New York Gun Control Law To Remain In Force As Legal Challenges Persist\">legal challenges persist<\/a> regarding the authority of his tariffs under national security grounds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">China drops retaliatory port fees on US ships as Trump lowers tariff<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2393667\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a> paused its retaliatory port fees on ships linked to the United States for one year, starting Monday, after the Trump administration did the same for Chinese ships, suggesting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a> tensions are easing.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> lowered his fentanyl-related <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\">tariffs<\/a> on China, effective Monday, following successful trade talks between the world&rsquo;s two largest economies. The 10% baseline tariff will remain in effect during the one-year suspension period.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3880940\/ex-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-granted-release-from-prison\/\">Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy granted release from prison in Paris court ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3880841\/witkoff-kushner-meet-netanyahu-as-first-stage-of-ceasefire-wanes\/\">Witkoff and Kushner meet with Netanyahu as first stage of ceasefire wanes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3876714\/unexploded-ordnance-gaza-threat-continues-despite-ceasefire\/\">Unexploded ordnance will long threaten Gazans despite tenuous ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Beijing announced the change to port fees after the U.S. Trade Representative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/files\/Press\/Releases\/2025\/Section%20301%20Ships%20FRN%20Action%20Suspension%2011-9-25%20Final.pdf\">paused its Section 301 investigation<\/a>, which found the foreign power&rsquo;s dominance of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors to be unreasonable. The inquiry had been shelved until Nov. 9, 2026, along with the port fee suspensions in both countries.<\/p>\n<p>However, USTR noted it will continue to monitor the issues raised in the investigation and left open the possibility for the investigation to be reopened before November 2026 if deemed necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing also suspended its sanctions on five U.S. subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, which was accused of cooperating with the Section 301 investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The latest actions are a direct result of Trump&rsquo;s bilateral meeting with Chinese President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\">Xi Jinping<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\">South Korea<\/a> late last month. Trade tensions were previously at an all-time high in October when China imposed export controls on rare earth minerals.<\/p>\n<p>China walked back those restrictions and added 13 fentanyl precursors to a list of controlled exports to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Fentanyl trafficking across U.S. borders was one of the primary reasons why Trump instituted the tariffs on Chinese goods in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, China is keeping its tariffs on U.S. goods at 10% and opening its market to U.S.-grown soybeans and other agricultural exports.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3875930\/eu-us-china-trade-deal-to-hold-experts-warn\/\">EU MUST BACK US FOR CHINA TRADE DEAL TO HOLD, EXPERTS WARN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether the reduction in hostility between the U.S. and China will hold. Trump remains confident it will hold while standing by his ambitious tariff agenda, which has been criticized by lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> is currently considering whether Trump has the authority to justify his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Trump maintains that the tariff measures are necessary for preserving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security\/\">national security<\/a> against foreign powers, including China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China suspends port fees on US ships as Trump cuts tariffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2508845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25207118141549.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4501,66815,50406,50212,54142],"class_list":["post-2508844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china","tag-retaliatory-fees","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-relations","tag-us-ships"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25207118141549.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508848,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508844\/revisions\/2508848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}