China cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports including soybeans, pork and auto parts Thursday in a trade truce with Washington while Beijing struggles with the costly coronavirus outbreak.
The reductions follow American tariff cuts last month on Chinese goods. There was no indication Beijing altered its own cuts in response to the rising cost of efforts to contain a virus outbreak that have depressed business activity by closing factories, restaurants and shops.“The next steps depend on the development of the Chinese-U.S. economic and trade situation,” said a Ministry of Finance statement.
The tax rate on some 916 items including soybeans, pork and fish was cut from 10 percent to 5 percent, effective Feb. 14, the ministry said. The rate for 801 items including auto parts will be cut from 5 percent to 2.5 percent. Washington hiked tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018 in response to Beijing's multibillion-dollar trade surplus and complaints it steals or pressures companies to hand over technology. China retaliated by increasing duties on American goods.
Under the “Phase 1” deal in October, Washington canceled planned additional tariff hikes and Beijing committed to buy more U.S. farm exports. However, most tariff hikes imposed previously by both sides on billions of dollars of each other's good are still in place.
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