Against the backdrop of the global coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the trade confrontation between the United States and China has entered a phase of aggravation. Tariffs imposed by Washington in 2018 on imports of goods from China, which have become one of the key factors in this confrontation, expire in July.. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated the start of consultations regarding a possible extension of duties:.

" If an extension request is received, the USTR will review the tariff action."

Recall that one of the most consistent critics of US trade relations with China was the predecessor of Democrat Joe Biden, Republican Donald Trump.. He claimed that China was "

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In addition, Trump became the first US president-elect since 1979 to call the president of Taiwan.. In the PRC, which professes the "

It is worth noting that with exports from the United States - 187.

5 billion dollars, imports to the United States amounted to 522.9 billion dollars, we are talking about indicators on the eve of the trade war, in 2017. Thus, the trade deficit for Washington amounted to 335.4 billion. dollars.

Earlier, the author of ZN tried to figure out the situation with the aggravation of economic relations between Washington and Beijing. UA Natalya Butyrskaya in an article China is fighting from the US for the right to rule the high-tech world.