Tariffs will be 'higher' if no deal with China, Trump says
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Beijing is trying to win over other countries with vows of economic cooperation. But it won’t back down from its territorial claims, experts predict.
Low-cost packages imported to the United States by China that were historically exempted from paying dues have been provided some relief from steep tariffs the Trump administration placed on Beijing.
China will lower its tariffs on U.S. goods to 10% for an initial 90 days starting from 12:01 pm (0401 GMT) on Wednesday, Chinese finance ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The Trump administration cut tariffs on low-value parcels from China by more than half, shortly after Washington and Beijing agreed a trade truce. From Wednesday, shipments worth less than $800 from China will be charged 54%.
There are no winners in a trade war, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Latin American leaders and other officials in Beijing on Tuesday, as he sought to project unity with the region a day after the United States and China agreed to slash reciprocal tariffs.
By Laurie Chen, Emily Green and Francesco Guarascio BEIJING/MEXICO CITY/HANOI (Reuters) -A new U.S.-China agreement to pause sky-high tariffs on each other is pressuring manufacturing hubs such as Vietnam and Mexico to make their own,
After two days of high-stakes talks in Switzerland, trade negotiators from the world’s biggest economies announced a massive if temporary de-escalation of tariffs, with the US slashing duties on Chinese products to 30% from 145% and Beijing dropping its levy on most goods to 10%.