China's Ministry of Commerce described the tariff, agricultural and aeronautical agreements reached during US President Donald Trump's visit last week as "preliminary" on Saturday (16), according to a note from "Agência Brasil", based on information from "Reuters". Trump left Beijing on Friday (15), after two days of talks with President Xi Jinping, characterized by pomp and warm rhetoric, but with limited details on concrete results in terms of trade and investment. In a statement on its website, the ministry reported that the two sides agreed to establish an investment council and a trade council to negotiate reciprocal and specific tariff reductions on products, as well as broader cuts on unspecified products, including agricultural ones. Also regarding agriculture, Beijing said that the two sides would work to resolve non-tariff barriers and market access issues. "The U.S. side will actively promote the resolution of China's long-standing concerns regarding the automatic detention of dairy and aquatic products, bonsai exports in growing media to the U.S., and the recognition of Shandong province as an avian influenza-free zone," the ministry said. "The Chinese side will also actively promote the resolution of U.S. concerns regarding the registration of beef processing facilities and poultry exports from certain U.S. states to China," it added. The ministry did not identify the companies, nor did it provide details on volumes, values, or timelines.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.