President Trump is proposing the possibility of lower tariffs on China ahead of this weekend’s trade talks. The president said tariffs on Chinese goods could go from 145 percent down to 80 percent. He floated the idea in a social media post, saying it’s up to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will be meeting with […]
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Trump suggests tariffs on China could drop to 80%
President Trump is proposing the possibility of lower tariffs on China ahead of this weekend’s trade talks. The president said tariffs on Chinese goods could go from 145 percent down to 80 percent. He floated the idea in a social media post, saying it’s up to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will be meeting with officials from China. Donald Trump also called on China to open its markets to the U-S, writing: “closed markets don’t work anymore.”