The president of the United States, Donald Trumpcelebrated on Saturday the beginning of conversations with China for tariffs and assured that “A total restart of a friendly way was negotiated.” They will continue tomorrow, Sunday, in Geneva, Switzerland.
“We had an excellent meeting today with China in Switzerland. Many issues were discussed and Many agreements were reached“He celebrated Trump In their social networks. “A total restart was negotiated in a friendly, but constructive way,” he said.
“We want to see, for the good of both China and the US An opening of China to US companies. Great progress !!!, “he said.
As it was known, No immediate indication was known After the meeting that lasted more than 10 hours between representatives of the US Treasury and the Chinese mandate.
The data on the continuity of the negotiation was thrown by an official, from anonymity, in dialogue with the Associated Press (AP) agency. The conversations were marked by secrecy and none of the parties made statements to the press at the end.
Negotiations between the US and China began by tariffs
Commercial exchange between USA and China reached US $ 660,000 million in 2024 And he was paused since the president Donald Trump It imposed combined tariffs of 145% and the Asian country responded to 125% the tax on US imports. Now, this Saturday began the talks to resume negotiations.
The meeting is in charge of the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Scott Besent, and the Vice Primer Chinese Minister, He LifengIn Geneva. It is an official encounter between the two countries since the tariff war began.
There would be an apparent disposition of Trump of backward your commercial escalation, after social Truth suggested to reduce the Tax to Chinese products to 80%.
USA-China tariffs: conversations began
“80% of tariffs to China seems correct! It depends on Scott B.,” he wrote, in reference to his Treasury Secretary Scott Besentresponsible for carrying out conversations in Geneva.
Trump paused for 90 days the customs rates announced the call Liberation Day, April 2against the countries with which the US maintains trade deficit. But the conflict with China had no truce.
The tension dates back to the first mandate of the Republican, who complained about some commercial practices in technological matters by Beijing, but the retake of the conflict was so violent that he fears for an impact on the global economy.
Source: Ambito
