Trump confirms he won’t impose new tariffs on China

China-US trade talks see to be back on track after high-stakes talks on the bruising trade war at the G20 summit.


The United States will not impose any new tariffs on China for now, President Donald Trump said Saturday after high-stakes talks with his Chinese counterpart on the bruising trade war.

“At least for the time being,” Washington will not impose new tariffs or remove existing ones, Trump said at a press conference after the G20 summit in Japan’s Osaka. “We will be continuing to negotiate.”

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