Trump administration ‘postponing’ China tariff hikes indefinitely

Published March 1, 2019 11:21pm ET



The Trump administration is set to put in writing Tuesday that it will not be raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this month, officially halting a planned increase in the levy to 25 percent, up from 10 percent, to allow for further talks between trade negotiators.

The U.S. trade representative’s announcement, set to be published in the Federal Register, also says that the administration is “postponing” the increase “until further notice.”

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