President Donald Trump said this Friday, May 9, that China should open its market in the United States and that customs duties of 80 % on Chinese products, against the 145 % currently in force, “Seemed just”. “China should open its market in the United States! It would be so much better for them! The closed markets no longer work! ”said the head of state in a publication on his network, Truth Social. “Customs duties of 80 % on China seem fair. It is up to Scott B. to decide “he insisted, referring to the secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, on the eve of the commercial negotiations between the two countries.
China and the United States have announced that it is the weekend of May 8, in Switzerland to lay the foundations for commercial negotiations, a first since the taxation by Donald Trump of exorbitant customs duties on Chinese products and the Riposte de Beijing. These discussions were organized “At the request of the United States”, said Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry of Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, May 7 at a press conference. At the same time, the Chinese Central Bank announced a train of measures to support the economy of the country threatened by the trade war with Washington and gloomy interior consumption.
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