Sunday, March 4, 2018

China Announces It Does Not Want A Trade War With The U.S.



CNBC/Reuters: China says it does not want a trade war with US

China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday.
Won't sit by and watch as China's interests are damaged-minister
Trump last week unveiled plan for import duties on steel, aluminium

China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win, a day after he said he intended to put duties of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminium products.

Trade tensions between the world's two largest economies have risen since Trump took office in 2017, and although China only accounts for a small fraction of U.S. steel imports, its massive industry expansion has helped produce a global glut of steel that has driven down prices.

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Update: China ‘doesn’t want a trade war’ with US, as sides agree to more talks in Beijing soon (SCMP).

WNU Editor: China warns that they may still retaliate .... Trump trade war: China vows retaliation if tariffs bite (BBC). But realistically .... how can they when they are enjoying a $400 billion dollar trade surplus with the U.S.É

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Trade wars should only be the beginning. China has not only the trade plus for decades but has also been stealing from the US and Europe for decades. It's trillions we're talking about here and the bill is due. All those pretty buildings you built by stealing from us has got to come to and end. China is the biggest housing bubble in the world and those buildings are decaying empty. In 20-30 years all those buildings that were put up without housing and construction codes - much of the buildings that went up 1990-2005, will have to be teared down.. who will finance this? Lol