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'China-US phase-1 trade deal has bearing on world peace'
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IANS | 16 Jan, 2020
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He has said that the phase-one economic and
trade agreement between Beijing and Washington was more than an economic
deal, as it also had a bearing on world peace and prosperity.
The
agreement benefits both countries and the whole world, and serves the
interest of global producers, consumers and investors, Liu told the
media here on Wednesday night after he signed the deal along with US
President Donald Trump in the White House.
After the signing of
the deal, China will work together with the US side, adhere to the
principle of equality and mutual respect, abide by the terms of the deal
and strive for the full implementation of the agreement, he added.
The Vice Premier also said that the China-US relationship is one of the most important bilateral ties in the world.
"In
the whole process of consultations (with the US side), I strongly feel
that the international community as a whole hopes our two countries can
settle differences properly and our two peoples also eagerly want us to
well address our problems," said Liu.
China and the US formally
signed the phase-one economic and trade agreement here on Wednesday
after 18 months of barbs and sanctions that have hurt manufacturers on
both sides and raised tensions across global markets.
The deal will relax sanctions on China and Beijing in turn, will increase purchases of mainly US farm products.
As
of now, the Trump administration has abandoned plans to slap tariffs on
an additional $160 billion in Chinese imports and has halved existing
tariffs on $110 billion of Chinese imports. The Trump government says
China is all set to buy $40 billion a year in US farm products.
Even after the deal is signed, US tariffs on $360 billion in Chinese imports will however, stay in place.
Also
addressing the media following the signing, Trump said the agreement
fixes the "wrongs of the past and delivering a future of economic
justice and security for American workers, farmers and families".
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