An emerging trade war between the United States and China could drive U.S. crude exports lower in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic by reducing access to the Chinese market, according to analysts.

China hits back with export controls, Canada and Mexico remain under threat. USPS closes then reopens "di minimis" small package loophole

China imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports in response to new tariffs President Donald Trump put on Chinese goods beginning at midnight on Tuesday.

China's retaliatory tariffs on the United States may cause U.S. oil exports to decline in 2025 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, after growth plateaued last year. Exports of U.S. crude have surged more than 10 times since it lifted a 40-year federal ban on the export of domestic oil in 2015.

China hits back at U.S. tariffs by restricting export of crucial metals: tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium.

China said on Tuesday it would restrict exports of five metals used in defence, clean energy and other industries in response to fresh U.S. tariffs, refraining from the outright export bans Beijing has previously used against Washington.

In a move that escalates the ongoing trade war, China has revealed stringent export restrictions on five metals crucial to multiple sectors including defense, clean energy, and various other industries,