Europe EditionTrump Says He Won’t Lower China Tariffs to Jump-Start Talks
- President Trump declined to reduce the steep 145% tariffs he imposed on goods from China ahead of the scheduled trade discussions in Switzerland in early May 2025.
- The tariffs remain amid ongoing tensions and contrasting internal administration views on possible phased reductions to revive negotiation efforts.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged that the administration had not yet engaged in talks with China despite prior claims of communication between the two leaders.
- Trump stated that China 'deserves it' regarding the tariffs and likely will absorb the associated costs, emphasizing his firm stance with a clear 'No' to lowering tariffs to prompt talks.
- The sustained tariffs continue to cause dispute among both Chinese officials and American stakeholders, impacting the prospects for constructive dialogue in trade relations.
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Business TimesTrump says he won’t lower China tariffs to jump-start talks
President Donald Trump said he’s unwilling to preemptively lower tariffs on China in order to unlock more substantive negotiations with Beijing on trade. “No,” Trump said Wednesday when asked by a reporter if he is open to pulling back his 145% duties on Chinese imports to get the world’s second-largest economy to the negotiating table. The president’s comments come before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson G…
Trump signals China initiated planned trade meeting - West Hawaii Today
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested China initiated upcoming senior-level trade talks between the two countries and said he was not willing to cut U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods to get Beijing to the negotiating table.
Trump does not intend to lower tariffs on imports from China
Trump on Wednesday rejected the possibility of lowering tariffs on Chinese imports ahead of planned negotiations between representatives of the two countries over the weekend in Switzerland. He insisted that the meeting was requested by the Chinese, not his government.
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