Trump says tariff on China will ‘come down substantially’ from 145 percent
- US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on China will 'come down substantially, but it won't be zero', during trade negotiations on April 22, 2025.
- Chinese stocks rose on April 23, reflecting optimism about improving US-China trade relations, with the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index up 2.1 percent.
- China has yet to respond officially to Trump's comments, but media outlet Cailian noted it as a sign of his softening stance on tariffs.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the ongoing trade stand-off is unsustainable, and trade negotiations have yet to begin.
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In America's ongoing tariff war with China, there is an advisory voice that Donald Trump seems to be listening to. The market's. — I feel that he makes U-turns fairly quickly when there are strong market reactions, says SEB's chief economist Robert Bergqvist. When the world's two largest economies have basically declared trade dead, he feels that Europe has the strongest negotiating position.
Trump says he will "substantially" reduce tariffs on China: "We will be very kind, they will be too"
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the high tariffs he imposed on Chinese imports will eventually be "reduced substantially" and was optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement between the U.S. and China."We're going to be very kind, they will be, too, and we'll see what happens," Trump told reporters at a press conference in the Oval Office referring to the Chinese government.The U.S. president said he would substantial…
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