US President Donald Trump has hinted at a possible new trade deal with China, a key target of his tariff policy. Trump's comments come as he continues to threaten sweeping tariffs on allies and adversaries alike, aiming to reduce the US trade deficit. Beijing has urged dialogue and consultation with the US, stressing that trade wars have no winners.
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One month into his second term in office, Trump has threatened sweeping tariffs on allies and adversaries alike - targetingas well as the European Union - and using levies as his main policy tool for lowering the massive US trade deficit. "Trade and tariff wars have no winners and only serve to damage the interests of people all over the world," ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing.
He also told journalists aboard Air Force One on Wednesday that his administration was considering lumber tariffs of"maybe 25 per cent" in the coming months. Tokyo's trade minister is arranging a visit to the US in the coming weeks to further push for exemptions, Japanese media reported on Thursday. Maros Sefcovic rejected Trump's claim that US-EU trade ties were unfair, calling them the"very definition of a win-win partnership".
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