‘Gradual’ US tariffs on China may foreground Trump-Xi summit: Citi

‘Gradual’ US tariffs on China may foreground Trump-Xi summit: Citi

[South China Morning Post] - 01/21/2025

As Trump’s promised day-one tariffs on China failed to appear, a Citi economist has posited import duties may come slower than expected.



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