Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov 1 or sooner

By Daily Excelsior – WASHINGTON, Oct 11: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting on November 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession. The president expressed frustration with new export controls placed on rare earth elements by China — and said on social media that "there seems to be no reason" to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea. Trump later told reporters he had not cancelled his meeting….