China Urges U.S. to Cancel 145% Tariffs After Exempting Consumer Electronics

A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce answered questions from reporters about the US side's exemption from “equal tariffs” on some products, and urged the US side to completely abolish the erroneous practice of equal tariffs. https://t.co/tU52ZKWiKz

China's commerce ministry urged the US to cancel the wrong practice of "reciprocal tariffs" and return to the right path of resolving differences via mutual respect and equal dialogue, Xinhua reported. The US exempted phones, computers, and other electronics from its new levies. https://t.co/Fh0Ns4P9Lw

[Ministry of Commerce News Speaker Answers Reporters' Question on the US Exemption of “Equal Tariffs” on Some Products] A reporter asked: The US recently announced an exemption from “equal tariffs” for some products. What is the Chinese side's assessment of this? A: On April 12, EST, the US side announced a memorandum of understanding to exempt “equal tariffs” on some products such as calculators, smart phones, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and integrated circuits. The Chinese side is currently evaluating the impact. https://t.co/u51nrwq2Tw

China is assessing the related impact of the US' release of a memorandum exempting certain products such as computers, smartphones, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and integrated circuits from "reciprocal tariffs," which is a small step for the US side to correct its wrong https://t.co/JsbokocR9l

🚨 NEW: China calls on Trump to cancel his reciprocal tariffs, return to “mutual respect” How should he respond? 👀 https://t.co/1ZDmXwZ3Al