The document released Wednesday outlining a planned increase in tariffs on China makes clear the U.S. fury at a perceived backtracking on key positions.
“In the most recent negotiations, China has chosen to retreat from specific commitments agreed to in earlier rounds,” a Federal Register notice reads. “In light of the lack of progress in discussions with China, the President has directed the Trade Representative to increase the rate of additional duty to 25 percent.”
Reuters reported that China made what the news service called “systematic edits” to a nearly 150-page draft trade agreement, deleting commitments in each of the seven chapters. Those edits, the report said, were to the core of U.S. complaints about the existing relationship, including the theft of U.S. intellectual property, forced technology transfer and currency manipulation.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that the Chinese vice premier, Liu He, was coming to Washington “to make a deal,” adding “we’ll see” and his happiness with tariffs.
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