Tag: US Trade Representative

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  US react to French digital services tax threatening with duties on champagne and cheese

  

  The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on US$2.4 billion in imports from France of Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France’s new digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Trump optimistic a partial trade deal with China will be signed next month

  

  US President Donald Trump on Monday said progress in developing the text of a partial trade pact with China means he will likely be able to sign it next month. Trump remains upbeat on the chances Beijing and Washington will seal the mini-deal he announced earlier this month - marking a cooling-off period in the two nations' damaging trade war.

• Saturday, August 24th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  US/China trade war further escalates: where does it end before reaching a point of no return?

  

  President Donald Trump declared on Friday he would further raise American tariffs on all Chinese imports hours after China announced tariffs on American goods, the second escalation within the day of a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies that has shown no sign of ending soon.

• Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump admits receiving a “beautiful letter” from Chinese president Xi Jinping

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had received a “beautiful letter” from Chinese President Xi Jinping, as negotiations on a trade deal between the two countries continue in Washington.