US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday, January 23, that he would prefer not to impose customs duties on China. It is an apparently brutal turnaround compared to its repeated promises to hit the largest economic rival in the United States with heavy import taxes.
Donald Trump was questioned about the possibility of concluding an agreement with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, on Taiwan and the trade. He replied: “I can do it because we have something they want, we have a treasure. »»
“We have very great power over China, these are customs duties, and they don't want it, and I would prefer not to use it. But it is a huge power on China ”said the American president.
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After taking office on Monday, Trump said that customs duties of 10 % on all Chinese imports could come into force on 1is FEBRUARY. And during the electoral campaign he had raised rates up to 60 %.
-Asked about these declarations on Friday, China said that business disputes with the United States could be resolved by the “Dialogue and consultation”. “Economic and commercial cooperation between China and the United States is mutually beneficial”added Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a regular press conference in Beijing.
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