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US holds talks on steel imports with Chinese economic official
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US officials are to address trade disputes next week with a top Chinese economic official when he visits Washington given that President Donald Trump is mulling over whether to implement new tariffs on steel imports.
The talks will be led by Mr Trump's trade envoy Robert Lighthizer, who will meet with senior Chinese economic adviser Liu He.
However, US officials do not expect a major breakthrough in the discussions, reported Reuters.
President Trump has threatened to impose a big "fine" against China to protect American intellectual property as well as a global tariff on imports of steel from China and other countries.
A source close to the White House said he had expressed interest in imposing a tariff on steel imports of at least 24 per cent, but a White House spokesman said no final decision has been made.
The Commerce Department earlier this month recommended that Mr Trump impose stiff curbs on steel imports from China and other countries and recommended several options, ranging from global and country-specific tariffs to broad import quotas.
A blanket tariff on steel would cover every steel and aluminium product entering the American market from China, the world's largest steel producer.
"So final decisions have been made. As with every decision he makes, the security of the American people and the American economy will be the president's primary concerns while he considers his potential options," White House spokesman Raj Shah said.
President Trump is committed to achieving fair and reciprocal trade relationships that protect the American worker and grow our economy," he said.
The talks will be led by Mr Trump's trade envoy Robert Lighthizer, who will meet with senior Chinese economic adviser Liu He.
However, US officials do not expect a major breakthrough in the discussions, reported Reuters.
President Trump has threatened to impose a big "fine" against China to protect American intellectual property as well as a global tariff on imports of steel from China and other countries.
A source close to the White House said he had expressed interest in imposing a tariff on steel imports of at least 24 per cent, but a White House spokesman said no final decision has been made.
The Commerce Department earlier this month recommended that Mr Trump impose stiff curbs on steel imports from China and other countries and recommended several options, ranging from global and country-specific tariffs to broad import quotas.
A blanket tariff on steel would cover every steel and aluminium product entering the American market from China, the world's largest steel producer.
"So final decisions have been made. As with every decision he makes, the security of the American people and the American economy will be the president's primary concerns while he considers his potential options," White House spokesman Raj Shah said.
President Trump is committed to achieving fair and reciprocal trade relationships that protect the American worker and grow our economy," he said.