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China 'firmly rejects' US claim it violated tariff deal

  • China and the United States agreed in 2025 to slash tariffs for 90 days following negotiations between top officials in Geneva.
  • Tensions increased last week when US officials accused China of breaching the tariff agreement, expressing frustration over delays in China's approval of export licenses for rare earth minerals and other critical materials essential for manufacturing vehicles and semiconductor chips.
  • China's commerce ministry strongly rejected these accusations, calling them bogus and contrary to facts while urging the US to meet China halfway and correct its wrongful actions to uphold the Geneva consensus.
  • US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Beijing was "slow-rolling" the agreement to Fox News Sunday, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence on CBS that a call between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping would soon resolve issues.
  • The dispute signals mounting tensions, with China warning the US against harmful unilateral actions and pledging to continue taking strong measures to protect its rights if talks fail to progress.
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China criticises the US for measures that, according to the report, harm Chinese interests and violate the tariff truce between the countries.

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Beijing. China said Monday that it “strongly rejects” the US accusation of having violated an agreement to reduce the heavy tariffs between the two powers, while Washington expects a dialogue between the presidents of both countries to resolve trade tensions.Trump revived tariff disputes with China on Friday by accusing Beijing of not respecting the terms of the negotiated détente agreement on May 12 in Geneva, but China rejected the version.Was…

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