Trade Groups Ask Trump Not to Impose China Tariffs
Trade groups that oppose tariffs sent President Donald Trump a letter asking that the Dec. 15 tariffs not go into effect if a phase one deal is not reached by then. “We urge you to reach a Phase One deal…
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with China and take the necessary steps to resolve the ongoing trade dispute. We certainly hope that this will lead to further negotiations, which ultimately lead to a final deal that not only addresses our key concerns with the U.S.-China trade relationship, but also eliminates the current tariffs imposed on both goods sourced from China and our goods exported to the critically important China market,” they said. The Americans for Free Trade coalition said in the Dec. 11 letter that it hopes the phase one agreement reduces some tariffs as well.