China imposed targeted tariffs on US imports on Tuesday and put several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions, in a measured response to the sweeping duties on Chinese imports imposed by President Donald Trump.

China retaliated to Donald Trump’s opening trade war tariffs by targeting a handful of American companies and slapping levies on some US goods, in a move seemingly designed to avoid escalating tensions between the world’s biggest economies.

In the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies targeting major trade partners, Vietnam’s export sector is at a crossroads, facing both significant opportunities and considerable challenges, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

China put export controls on tungsten and other niche metals used in the electronics, aviation and defence industries as it retaliated in a targeted way to US tariffs.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is taking a proactive measure in response to United States (US) President Donald Trump’s proposed universal tariffs that could potentially threaten the country’s export sector.

The Thai business sector expects the impact of Donald Trump’s policies to become more evident in the second or third quarter and has proposed adaptation strategies to cope with the challenges.

Analysts say the impact would be cushioned by other factors, but could worsen if more countries are targeted by US tariffs.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl — and illegal immigrants in the case of Canada and Mexico — into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed long-threatened tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — and it didn’t take long for the countries to respond.

Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada's Justin Trudeau posted on social media about plans to police their borders. New tariffs on goods from China went into effect.