Conservative Groups Ask Trump and Xi to Resolve China Trade War
The presidents of the U.S. and China should use the upcoming G-20 meeting to end tariffs and the trade dispute between the two countries, three conservative groups said in a letter to the leaders. "There is great urgency for the…
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United States and China to come together and reach an agreement to eliminate tariffs and protectionist trade policies," said the heads of Freedom Partners, Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative. "The continued escalation of tariffs has come at significant cost to the global economy. It has harmed businesses, farmers, consumers, workers, and families worldwide, inflicting higher costs, lost jobs, and uncertainty." The U.S. and China "should eliminate tariffs, subsidies, quotas, and other barriers to trade that distort markets and erect unnecessary barriers to mutually beneficial commerce and voluntary exchange," the groups said. "China should work with the United States to further open markets and lower barriers to trade by adopting reasonable measures to end intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers, and curtail state-owned enterprises."