US lifts tariffs on 400 Chinese products, Trump wants complete trade deal

Trump said the United States was taking in billions of dollars from tariffs imposed on Chinese products, adding that the total would soon reach $100 billion

US President Donald Trump said his administration was “making a lot of progress” with China on Friday, as deputy-level trade talks continued for a second day and Washington lifted tariffs on over 400 Chinese products.

Trump, speaking to reporters at a White House meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, said the United States was taking in billions of dollars from tariffs imposed on Chinese products, adding that the total would soon reach $100 billion.

Talks were going well, though, he indicated. “I will say this: We’re making a lot of progress with China,” the Republican president said.

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