‘I will be good with China’ – Significant duties reduction is heralded by Trump in case of agreement

US President Donald Trump said he is planning to be “very good” with China in any commercial talks and that duties would be reduced if the two countries can reach an agreement, a sign that it could fall from its harsh stance on Beijing. “They will be significantly reduced, but they will not be zero,” Trump told Washington on April 22, following previous comments from Finance Minister Scott Besed that the confrontation is not sustainable. Trump added that “we will be very good, and they will be very good, and we will see what happens.” The US president, according to Straitstimes, also said he did not see the need to say that he would “play hard game” with Chinese leader Xi Jing. Trump’s comments come as US shares and government bonds have been hit since it has implemented sweeping duties on 2 […]
Source: News Beast

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