Trump and Philippine leader Marcos plan to talk tariffs and China at the White House
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Marcos aims to avert a 20% US tariff hike on Philippine exports and strengthen defense ties during his Washington visit, with trade talks involving semiconductor and business leaders.
- The leader of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., plans to discuss tariffs and trade with President Donald Trump during his visit to the White House.
- Marcos aims to offer a 'mutually beneficial' trade deal to avoid a 20-percent tariff on Philippine goods.
- The two leaders are set to discuss security, defense, and trade at the White House, highlighting the Philippines' growing geopolitical importance.
- Marcos will be the first Southeast Asian leader to meet Trump during his second term.
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Trump says confident US to reach Philippines trade deal
US President Donald Trump voiced confidence Tuesday at reaching a trade deal with the Philippines to ease his threatened tariffs as he welcomed his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos to the White House.
Trump says US, Philippines ‘very close’ to finalizing trade deal
By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House, saying the two countries were close to finalizing a trade agreement. “We’re going to talk about trade today and we are very close to finishing a trade deal, a big trade deal actually,” Trump told reporters at the start of his meeting with the Philippine leader. Marcos is the fir…
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jo Jun-hyung = U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the 22nd (local time) that a trade agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines is imminent.
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