Thursday, August 1, 2019

Donald Trump says US to hit US$300 billion worth of Chinese goods with 10 per cent tariff

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will impose new tariffs on US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports following a high-level trade mission that, Trump said, produced too little in terms of concessions from Beijing.

US customs will impose “a small, additional” levy of 10 per cent on the imports, starting September 1.

“China agreed to buy agricultural product from the US in large quantities, but did not do so,” the US leader said in a series of tweets.

“Additionally, my friend President Xi said that he would stop the sale of Fentanyl to the United States – this never happened, and many Americans continue to die! ”

...buy agricultural product from the U.S. in large quantities, but did not do so. Additionally, my friend President Xi said that he would stop the sale of Fentanyl to the United States – this never happened, and many Americans continue to die! Trade talks are continuing, and...


https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3021066/donald-trump-says-us-hit-us300-billion-worth-chinese-goods-10-cent

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