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... the next couple of months, the Trump administration is going to have to hold China's feet to the fire, do the right thing on fentanyl. They -- the Chinese used to tell me, we can't possibly, Ambassador, control thousands of Chinese chemical companies. And I would remind them, you ...
... reporters while heading home on Air Force One that he had agreed to cut his 20% tariff increase, imposed over China's role in producing fentanyl and chemicals used to make it, to 10%. China confirmed that will take average tariffs on Chinese goods to 47%, down from 57%. The ...
... For Trump, that pressure comes from tariffs. China had faced new tariffs this year totaling 30%, of which 20% were tied to its role in fentanyl production. But the tariff rates have been volatile. In April, he announced plans to jack the rate on Chinese goods to 145%, only to ...
... to dial down tensions.Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday that he expects to lower tariffs targeting China over the flow of fentanyl ingredients. "They'll be doing what they can do," he said. Trump added that "China is going to be working with me." Trump sounded ...
Nick Schifrin: From behind President Trump on Air Force One, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out the trade deal's framework. Scott Bessent: We discussed the wide, wide range of the things, from tariffs, trade, fentanyl, substantial purchase of U.S. agricultural products? Question: And rare earths? Scott Bessent: And ...
... of China's export controls on rare earth elements, and some kind of deal on TikTok. Both sides have discussed some kind of deal on fentanyl may be in play here, but the Chinese side has also mentioned additional possible aspects to this as well, such as U.S. levies ...
... effectively off the table.” In interviews on several American news shows, he said discussions with China yielded initial agreements to stop the precursor chemicals for fentanyl from coming into the U.S., and that Beijing would make “substantial” purchases of soybean and other agricultural products while putting off export controls ...
... really good chance of making a very comprehensive deal,” Trump told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One. He said he plans to discuss fentanyl trafficking with Xi, as well as China's lack of soybean purchases from the United States. "I want our farmers to be taken care ...
... have proof. All you have to do is look at the cargo that was spattered all over the ocean — big bags of cocaine and and fentanyl all over the place.” Sept. 19 Trump says the U.S. military carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel ...
... Maduro faces charges of narcoterrorism in the U.S. In his posts on the strikes, Trump has repeatedly argued that illegal narcotics and the drug fentanyl carried by the vessels have been poisoning Americans. While the bulk of American overdose deaths are from fentanyl, the drug is transported by land ...
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