USTR Says US and China 'Intend to Continue Further Discussions' as it Proposes Duties
The U.S. and China “intend to continue further discussions,” said the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Friday's Federal Register. That notice proposed the 25 percent tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods not previously dutied. Requests to appear…
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at hearings on the proposed duties are due June 10 in docket USTR–2019–0004 at regulations.gov, and written comments are due June 17, the same day the hearings are set to begin. Post-hearing rebuttal comments are due seven days after the hearings end. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping “have maintained contact through various means,” said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson at a Beijing news conference Friday about media reports suggesting new U.S.-China trade talks were off the table for now.