Tariffs That Started the U.S.-China Trade Conflict Now Dog Its Finish - News Summed Up

Tariffs That Started the U.S.-China Trade Conflict Now Dog Its Finish


The U.S. and China are nearing the finish line of a trade dispute that has hurt the world’s two largest economies. WSJ takes a look at what the trade pact could look like and whether the two sides can overcome their biggest hurdles. Photo composite: Crystal Tai/The Wall Street JournalBEIJING—As U.S. and Chinese officials try to close a trade deal, the punitive tariffs the governments slapped on each country’s goods in the conflict stand as a major obstacle, according to officials and others briefed on the talks. High-level talks between the U.S. and China resumed Tuesday after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrived in Beijing. Following this week’s Beijing meetings, their counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, and other Chinese officials will travel to Washington...


Source: Wall Street Journal April 30, 2019 12:34 UTC



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