China seeks removal of all US tariffs after announcement of exemptions

Beijing: Beijing on Sunday urged the United States that Washington “completely canceled” its mutual tariffs after extending some discounts for electronics and major chipmaking devices.

“We urge the US (…) take a big step to correct our mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘mutual tariff’ and return to the right path of mutual respect”, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said in a statement.

A late notice by the US Customs and Border Protection Office on Friday said that smartphones, laptops, memory chips and other products would be excluded from Donald Trump, president of the global levy in this month.

The Ministry of Commerce of Beijing stated that the exemption by Washington and China was a “small step”, evaluating the “impact of the decision”.

This came when 125% of the Anti -Repilee Chinese import duty on US goods came into effect on Saturday, with Beijing standing against its biggest trade partner.

The discount will benefit American tech companies like Nvidia and Dell, as well as Apple, which makes iPhone and other premium products in China.

Most Chinese goods still face the blanket 145% levy after keeping the country out of the 90-day tariff refrigeration.