Is it an olive branch and will Xi Jinping call up Donald Trump as U.S exempts smartphones, computers and chips from new tariffs?

Is it an olive branch and will Xi Jinping call up Donald Trump as U.S exempts smartphones, computers and chips from new tariffs?

Smartphones, computers and other electronics imported largely from China, were exempted by the US government from President Donald Trump‘s steep 125 per cent reciprocal tariffs. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) listed 20 product categories, including the very broad 8471 code for all computers, laptops, disc drives and automatic data processing. It also…

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US-China trade war: Beijing sounds 'global recession' alarm, Washington hits back with 'predatory' economy jibe

US-China trade war: Beijing sounds ‘global recession’ alarm, Washington hits back with ‘predatory’ economy jibe

China condemned tariffs launched or threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump at a World Trade Organization meeting on Tuesday, saying such “tariff shocks” could upend the global trading system in a warning dismissed as hypocritical by Washington.President Trump has announced sweeping 10 per cent tariffs on all Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to respond with retaliatory…

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