Donald Trump slams India and Brazil over 'very high tariffs' after renegotiating Nafta
2018-10-02 09:17:52 source：The South China Morning Post
October 1, 2018
Fresh from clinching an updated North American commerce pact, US President Donald Trump on Monday criticised Indian and Brazilian trade tactics, describing the latter as being “maybe the toughest in the world” in terms of protectionism.
Addressing reporters at a White House event to celebrate the agreement of an updated trilateral trade deal between the United States, Mexico and Canada, Trump added India and Brazil to a growing list of countries that, he argues, treat the world’s top economy unfairly in terms of commerce.
“India charges us tremendous tariffs. When we send Harley-Davidson motorcycles, other things to India, they charge very, very high tariffs,” Trump said, adding that he had brought up the issue with Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, who he said was “going to reduce them very substantially”.
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