CHINA is continuing to buy US goods, particularly commodities, under its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States, despite rising tensions over Hong Kong and other issues, said top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, reports Reuters.
Asked if deteriorating ties
between the world's two largest economies on other fronts could result in the
trade deal being thrown out the window, Mr Kudlow said, "No, no."
"The one area we are
engaging is trade," he told reporters at the White House. "It's fine
right now."
American.
and Chinese officials are due to meet for a "routine" video
conference on Saturday to assess implementation of the Phase 1 agreement six
months after the deal defused a trade war that hurt both nations and the global
economy.
Mr
Kudlow, the director of the White House's National Economic Council, said China was continuing to implement the deal,
which called for Beijing to purchase US$77 billion in additional US goods and
services this year, and a total of $200 billion in additional purchases over
two years.
"The evidence shows they've
stepped up substantially" on purchases of US goods, he said, citing what
he called "really good numbers," particularly on commodities.
China has increased its purchases
of US soybeans recently, but it remains far short of the overall target for
2020. The United States exported just $7.2 billion in agricultural goods to
China in the first half of the year, well below the $36.5 billion agreed under
the trade deal.
President
Donald Trump said his relationship
with Chinese President Xi
Jinping had soured in the
wake of the Covid crisis. President Trump has repeatedly rebuked China for not
doing more to contain the virus.
The two countries have also been
at odds over Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, China's human rights record, and
the disputed South China Sea, among other issues.
Source : HKSG / Photo : Market Watch.
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