Washington (Reuters) -Donald Trump accused China on Friday of having “completely violated” an agreement on customs duties with the United States, before Beijing exhorton to end “discriminatory restrictions”.
“China, unsurprisingly for some, has completely violated its agreement with the United States. No more playing the right guy,” said the American president in a message on his Truth Social network.
China responded a few hours later, calling on the United States to respect the negotiations that took place in Geneva at the beginning of the month, according to a statement published by the China Embassy in the United States.
“Since discussions on the economy and trade between China and the United States in Geneva, the two parties have maintained communication on their respective concerns in the sectors of economics and trade on multiple occasions and multiple levels,” said Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington.
On May 12, after a tariff climbing triggered by Donald Trump in early April, China and the United States agreed to temporarily lower their reciprocal customs duties for a period of 90 days in order to negotiate.
Donald Trump has not given details on the alleged violations of China, but an American official told Reuters that Beijing was slow to keep his promises on the relaxation of his rare earth export restrictions, despite the recent Chinese statements.
As part of the agreement sealed in Geneva, China was to raise its retorting measures on the export of rare metals essential for the American production of semiconductors and electronic and defense equipment.
“The Chinese are slow to comply, which is completely unacceptable and this must be settled,” Jamieson Greer, American representative in trade, told CNBC.
Reuters reported earlier this week that the United States had suspended the shipment of goods to China without license and revoked certain existing export licenses, depending on three people who are aware of the file.
On Fox News, US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent said that trade discussions with Beijing were “a little blocked” and that the conclusion of an agreement would probably require the involvement of the presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Little progress has so far been recorded and other discussions are expected to take place in the coming weeks, added Scott Bessent.
(Susan Heavey, Katharine Jackson, Jean-Stéphane Brosse and Zhifan Liu for the )
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