WeChat QR Code

Home>News Center

Trump's China tariffs could become the new reality

2018-08-24 09:52:00       source:Politico

August 23, 2018


President Donald Trump's trade war with China looks increasingly like it could be a long-term reality, as the countries on Thursday wrapped up two days of talks in Washington without any sign of a major breakthrough.


"We appreciated the Chinese delegation coming to the United States to participate in these meetings," White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters said in a brief statement. “The U.S. delegation will be briefing their principals on the discussions.”


Both countries on Thursday also escalated their tariff battle, imposing additional duties on $16 billion worth of each other's goods — bringing the total to more than $50 billion in affected exports on each side.


Read more:

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/23/china-trade-talks-trump-administration-1796823