China has reportedly offered to purchase an estimated $70 billion worth of U. S. products if the Trump administration holds fire on its planned punitive\u2026<\/b>
\nChina has reportedly offered to purchase an estimated $70 billion worth of U. S. products if the Trump administration holds fire on its planned punitive trade tariffs.
A U. S. trade delegation led by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross met a team of Chinese negotiators led by senior Chinese economic envoy Liu He in Beijing over the weekend. During talks, the Chinese side said it would significantly boost agricultural and energy imports, purchasing more U. S. soybeans, corn, natural gas, crude oil and coal, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
The package would likely be worth around $70 billion, U. S. and Chinese officials estimated.
China first agreed to buy more American agricultural and energy products in mid-May, when Chinese officials visited Washington for trade talks. At that time, the Chinese side stated it would take \u201ceffective measures to substantially reduce the United States trade deficit in goods with China,\u201d the relevant joint statement revealed without offering any specifics. (RELATED: Beijing Has Agreed To \u2018Substantially Reduce\u2019 America\u2019s Trade Deficit With China)
Where the deal faces a potential roadblock is Beijing\u2019s warning that it will not follow through if President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his tariffs, particularly those targeting China for intellectual property theft in technology sectors. (RELATED: China Warns The US Will Not See Any Changes On Trade If Trump Pushes Ahead With Tariffs)
Following negotiations in Washington in May, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced a ceasefire in the escalating trade war between China and the U. S. (RELATED: Treasury\u2019s Mnuchin Says US Putting Trade War With China \u2018On Hold\u2019)
Amid cooling trade tensions, the White House unexpectedly announced plans to impose tariffs, along with other trade penalties, on China this month. (RELATED: Trump To Hit China With Billions Of Dollars In Trade Penalties, White House Reveals)
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro then described Mnuchin\u2019s earlier comments as an \u201cunfortunate sound bite,\u201d explaining, \u201cWhat we\u2019re having with China is a trade dispute \u2014 plain and simple.\u201d
China\u2019s offer is exactly that, not a signed deal. The president has been briefed on Ross\u2019s negotiations, but it is unclear at this time how the administration will proceed on tariffs. More talks may be necessary before a solid agreement can be hammered out.
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