Trump admits China’s tariffs will drop ‘but it won’t be zero’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday conceded that the 145 percent tax Americans currently pay for most imported goods from China will come down as a result of trade talks between Washington and Beijing.

Speaking in the Oval Office after a brief swearing-in ceremony for Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins, Trump said talks with China were “doing fine” because “everybody wants to have involvement” in American markets. He also claimed that both he...
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