US, China list goods recommended for tariff cuts following Trump-Xi summit

What the report says

The United States and China have released lists of products recommended for lower tariffs after last week’s summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, according to Al Jazeera. The announcement follows an agreement by the two governments to work toward reducing duties on $60 billion in trade, split evenly between the two sides’ imports.

The proposed changes cover 77 Chinese goods and more than 1,600 US products. Items identified for possible relief include Chinese exports such as microwave ovens, fish hooks, artificial flowers and weighing scales. On the US side, the list includes poultry, dairy products, noodles, eggs, peanuts, canned tomatoes, pure-breed breeding horses and silk.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the move would improve access for about 30% of US exports to China and help American consumers. China’s commerce ministry said the arrangement could stabilize trade and support cooperation in agriculture, energy, manufacturing and consumer goods. The ministry also said the sides would discuss a reciprocal tariff-reduction framework.

Al Jazeera reported that the summit ended with limited concrete breakthroughs despite the ceremonial display, and that trade tensions remain one of several disputes between Washington and Beijing. The two leaders are expected to meet again at upcoming regional and global summits later this year.