Beijing will “immediately implement” terms of a tariff ceasefire with Washington and is “full of confidence” a trade agreement can be reached within 90 days, a Chinese government spokesman has said. Beijing will “immediately implement” terms of a tariff ceasefire with Washington and is “full of confidence” a trade agreement can be reached within 90 days, a Chinese government spokesman has said. The Commerce Ministry spokesman, Gao Feng, said Thursday that talks will start by focusing on trade in farm goods, energy and cars. Trump agreed Saturday to postpone US tariff hikes in a fight over technology by 90 days while the two sides negotiate. China has promised to act quickly on the agreement but failed to release details, rattling financial markets.

Source: Irish Independent December 06, 2018 09:22 UTC