Trump ruled out Mnuchin's proposal to warn China of new tariffs

August 02, 2019 10:04 AM

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - US President Donald Trump resisted giving Beijing advance notice of his intent to slap a new 10 per cent tariff on US$300 billion (S$412 billion) in Chinese goods in an Oval Office meeting before he announced the duties, according to several people familiar with the discussion.

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