Li Chenggang’s post trade meeting remarks:
Both sides stood firm (giving face to everyone), but agreed on preliminary consensus, but awaited superior approval. If approved, Xi and Trump can meet
Discussions include
- Export control concerns (likely address concerns such as expediting approval channel, but unlikely China will remove this unless US remove tech control)
- Extension of suspension reciprocal tariff (looks like another 90 days extension)
- Fentanyl and anti-drug cooperation (this led to 20% tariff on Chinese products and China retaliation on 10-15% tariff on US energy and agricultural imports. If US remove 20% tariff, China will do the same, opening the door for soybean import from US, a key political concern for Trump)
- Expansion of bilateral trade (this is completely new. Expanding trade while trade between the 2 shrinking fast? This will be interesting)
- 301 investigation on vessel fee (US imposed vessel fee on Chinese ships based on toolbox developed by former USTR Katherine Tai, China retaliated. This could easily be removed)
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Opomba: Li Chenggang je namestnik ministra za trgovino, sicer pa Kitajski mednarodni trgovinski predstavnik (China International Trade Representative) – z rangom ministra


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