US, China tariffs need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and China will have to come down before trade negotiations can proceed.
Bessent told reporters on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings that de-escalation was necessary for the world's two largest economies to rebgalance their trading relationship.
Asked whether that meant a reduction in the 145% U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods and China's 125% tariffs on U.S. goods, Bessent said: "I think that has to be because, again, neither side believes that these are sustainable levels. As I said yesterday, this is the equivalent of an embargo and a break between the two countries in trade does not suit anyone's interest."
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