Trump-Xi reach consensus to stop imposing new tariffs: Chinese diplomat

Xi and Trump met on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 leaders in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. 


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 02-12-2018 08:14 IST | Created: 02-12-2018 07:47 IST
Trump-Xi reach consensus to stop imposing new tariffs: Chinese diplomat
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to halt the imposition of additional trade tariffs and further open their countries' markets to one another, the Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Saturday.

"The two leaders reached consensus to stop imposing new tariffs," Wang said, describing the discussion over trade as "positive and constructive".

Xi and Trump met on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 leaders in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. 

(With inputs from agencies.)

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