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China could buy agricultural goods only if Washington agrees to remove trade-war tariffs

October 16, 2019
According to Zerohedge, the US-China "Phase One" deal purportedly hashed out between the two sides last week appears to be more of the same disingenuous stalling, and that, fundamentally, the situation hasn't really changed. And on Tuesday, with the US back from the long holiday weekend, Chinese officials have essentially confirmed that they are back... China could buy agricultural goods only if Washington agrees to remove trade-war tariffs
According to Zerohedge,

the US-China "Phase One" deal purportedly hashed out between the two sides last week appears to be more of the same disingenuous stalling, and that, fundamentally, the situation hasn't really changed.

And on Tuesday, with the US back from the long holiday weekend, Chinese officials have essentially confirmed that they are back to their old tricks, and that the progress on the 'Phase One' deal that was touted last week is a sham. Beijing can make good on the $50 billion of annual agricultural goods purchases that it has promised - but only if Washington agrees to remove all of the trade war tariffs.

Of course, as President Trump has repeatedly made clear, the tariffs must remain in place until a deal has been implemented and Beijing has proven that it has been abiding by the rules. According to Bloomberg, China will struggle to buy $50 billion of US farm goods unless the tariffs are removed.

With this news be careful, because that deal may not be easy to reach...

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