White House wants 'concrete steps' before scrapping China tariffs

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AFP Washington
Last Updated : Apr 11 2018 | 1:35 AM IST

The White House today tempered Donald Trump's praise of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's trade comments, saying concrete action was needed before Washington would consider scrapping tariffs against Beijing.

"We're encouraged by the words, but we want to see concrete steps and concrete action," press secretary Sarah Sanders said shortly after Trump praised Xi's "kind words" and "enlightenment."

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First Published: Apr 11 2018 | 1:35 AM IST

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