Trump's surprise announcement regarding tariffs imposed on China

One moment it's yes, the next it's no... We're not quite sure which way to turn when it comes to the tariffs imposed by the American president. However, it seems that matters are calming down with China.

On Thursday, Donald Trump announced he might end the increase in tariffs imposed on China, which have disrupted global markets. "I don't want them to go higher, because at a certain point, people won't buy anymore," Trump told the journalists present at the White House. "So, maybe I don't want to go any higher, or even up to this level. I may want to go lower, because we know we want people to buy, but at some point, they won't buy anymore."

Privately, everything is going very well

Furthermore, the occupant of the White House stated that Washington and Beijing were managing to build good exchanges in private, despite the trigger of his trade war. "By the way, we have good conversations ongoing with China. It's, let's say, really very good," he emphasised, without providing further details.

As a reminder, after China retaliated with its own countermeasures, Trump increased tariffs on Chinese imports, which now stand at 145%, reports the media 20 Minutes. For its part, Beijing assured that it would not react to a "numbers game with tariffs".

(MH with Manon Pierre - Source: 20 Minutes - Picture: ©picture alliance / newscom | Francis Chung)