Trump approves US-China trade deal to halt Dec. 15 tariffs

US President Donald Trump gave his approval for an initial trade deal with China, say people with knowledge of the matter. The deal entails China buying more US agricultural goods and halts the introduction of new US tariffs slated for Dec. 15.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. | Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. | Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
BY JENNY LEONARD, JENNIFER JACOBS, SHAWN DONNAN & SALEHA MOHSIN, BLOOMBERG

President Donald Trump signed off on a phase-one trade deal with China, averting the Dec. 15 introduction of a new wave of US tariffs on about USD 160 billion of consumer goods from the Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 7 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
  • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading