The president of USA, Donald Trumphe spoke on Wednesday of his decision to temporarily reduce the new duty to most countries as part of the strategy to reorder their international policy and justified that he adopted this measure because “People were scaring a little” Given the consequences of the commercial war.
Although Trump He softened his position against much of the world, reinforced the measures against China And he reaffirmed his decision to raise tariffs to 125%, given the retaliation of the Asian giant. “We had to do it, so It was happening to us with the exchange of goods. China is the greatest abuse in history. What was happening was not sustainable. ”
“I paused for those who did not take response measures, but China He did respond with more tariffs, ”he said.
Anyway, the Republican president did not rule out the possibility of backing with this measure. He said that “nothing was over” and said “China He wants to make a deal but do not know how to advance with it. “
Regarding his link with the Chinese president XI Jinping, Trump He said: “President XI He is a proud man. I know him very well, and they don’t know how to advance. But They will solve it. They are in the process of solving it, they want to make a deal, ”he confirmed.
On the other hand, the tycoon spoke of his decision to suspend tariffs for 90 days to those countries that did not adopt reprisals against USA And he stressed that there is a great international interest in reaching agreements with the White House.
“Nothing is over, but we have a tremendous spirit from other countries,” he said Trump And he explained that they are “many more than 75 “countries that would be looking for trade agreements.
In turn, he acknowledged that he observed the volatility that bond markets had worldwide before taking this measure and described that It was “very complicated” and that he was generating a “uncomfortable” sensation To the people. “You have to show some flexibility, and I am able to do it,” he said.
Donald Trump postponed tariffs for much of the countries although he redoubled the bet against China
This Wednesday, Trump announced that It will raise the tariff to Chinese imports to 125%, from 104% in force from midnight, scaling even more a high -risk confrontation between the two largest economies in the world.
At the same time, the president said that It will suspend specific tariffs over other countries for 90 days to give time to US officials negotiating with countries that have communicated with them to try to reduce them.
The White House indicated that A 10% general tariff to almost all imports from the United States will remain in force. The announcement Nor does it seem to affect the levies on cars, steel and aluminum that are already in force.
Source: Ambito
