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Trump Says He Won’t Lower China Tariffs to Jump-Start Talks

A container ship at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Akayla Gardner

May 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM UTC

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May 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump said he’s unwilling to preemptively lower tariffs on China in order to unlock more substantive negotiations with Beijing on trade.

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