US Intends To Delay Tariffs On More Chinese Goods

The Wall Street Journal reported that US President trump insisted that the US China trade agreement must contain China's purchase of large quantities of agricultural products. The two negotiating teams were in a stalemate and are trying to postpone the tariffs imposed on China's consumer goods such as mobile phones and electric appliances from 12 to 15 2019.

The report pointed out that officials in the US and China recently hinted that the 15 day was not the deadline to reach a "first stage" trade agreement. Since the opening of the US China trade war, there have been many instances where the two sides thought that the agreement was postponed to impose tariffs. But the agreement has never been released, and the punitive tariffs imposed by the two countries on each other's goods are increasing.

Unless the two sides reach a first stage trade agreement in a timely manner, or trump decides to stop and negotiate the trade negotiations, the United States will impose a 15% tariff on Chinese products of about $165 billion from 15, and mobile phones, notebook computers, toys and costumes are among the affected products.

It is reported that neither the US nor China wants such tariffs to come into force.

For China, official figures show that China's exports to the United States in November have been cut by 23% annually, continuing the trend of double-digit declines in recent months. The latest tariffs, if effective, will deepen the problem of export sluggishness and drag China's economy. For the US side, the latest tariffs are affecting consumers' purse strings, triggering a public rally and weakening the political support for trade wars with China.

Trump announced the first trade agreement between the United States and China in October, but the negotiations between the two sides negotiated the text for two months. Meanwhile, officials from both countries insisted that there was no hard deadline for negotiations.

Trump says the rules vary. Trump, 3, threw a shock bomb in London, claiming that he liked the idea of reaching an agreement with China after the end of the election, suggesting that the US China trade war will drag on until next year. Seeing that stocks were frustrated by investor confidence, trump said on the 5 day that the US and China were getting closer and closer to trade agreements, trying to ease investor nervousness.

Whether the latest US tariffs are on the brakes or not, what trump thinks is the key. The report says that Chuan Pu Shang has not made up his mind. He has repeatedly ignored the aides and discourages on trade issues and insisted on Levying tariffs.

As for the recent situation in the US China trade negotiations, it is reported that most of the working class negotiators have communicated, but as of 6, the chief negotiators of the two countries have not spoken for 10 days. Robert Lighthizer, the US trade representative, recently tried to persuade Mexico to agree to the terms of the US Mexico Canada agreement (USMCA), so as not to be able to spare any time.

The biggest obstacle to us China negotiations is that Washington requires Beijing to make sure that China will cash cheque for buying more soybeans, poultry and other agricultural products in the United States. Trump, who is seeking re-election, has shown that China's overweight purchase of US agricultural products is the top priority of the two countries' phased trade agreements.

The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the US negotiating team explicitly demanded that the Chinese side undertake to purchase some agricultural products ahead of schedule, while the Chinese side hoped that the United States would immediately reduce the punitive tariffs with a pre commitment purchase. At the same time, the US side pressed the Chinese side to make a clear statement in the text of the agreement to inspect the procurement of the Chinese market every quarter. No quarter purchase should be reduced by 10%.

The Chinese negotiating team headed by Vice Premier Liu He of the Chinese State Council resisted the above request, which means that the procurement practices violated the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and caused friction between China and other trade partners.

In addition to avoiding the latest tariff, the Chinese negotiating team has also actively persuaded the us to reduce tariffs on about 360 billion US dollars. However, Wright Hai Ze adds a firm stance on tariffs, and believes that tariffs are a key bargaining chip for the Chinese side to continue negotiations with the US on such thorny issues as subsidising specific industries and forcing technology transfer.