In a move that escalate the trade war between the United States and China, President Donald Trump on Friday imposed an additional 100 per cent tariff on Beijing. The 79-year-old Republican president also said the US would also put 'export controls on any and all critical software' that would come into effect from November 1.

Though he has imposed more tariffs on the China, Trump said he hasn't cancelled his planned meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. However, when asked by reporters at White House whether he would revoke the additional tariffs, Trump said he will "have to see what happens". "That's why I made it November 1," he noted.  

"No, I haven't cancelled. However, I'm not sure if we'll have it. I'll be there regardless. I would assume we might have it. However, they hit the world with something. It was shocking. Out of the blue, they came up with this whole import-export concept, and nobody knew anything about it," he said.