According to AFP on March 27, currently Washington and the European Union are confronting each other because of Trump’s decision earlier this month to impose high tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
The White House said in a statement that Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel 'discussed the 'unfair' economic approach that China has taken to deal with China and the 'illegal acquisition of intellectual property rights'.
The statement said that the two sides also discussed 'the issue of creating a fair playing field on tariff issues'.
The White House said that Trump also talked about the 'next step' against China's so-called 'unfair trade behavior' in his conversation with French President Mark Long.
According to a statement, 'The two leaders also discussed trade practices between the United States and the European Union'.
The report said that Trump is working on a trade war with Beijing and Brussels at the same time. This month he proposed to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, and will also impose tariffs on Chinese imports worth as much as US$60 billion.
According to reports, European and U.S. trade officials said that they are negotiating a compromise and the United States has temporarily waived 10% of European aluminum tariffs and 25% of steel tariffs.
However, if the compromise effort fails, Brussels has already identified a number of U.S. goods that may face heavy import duties - such as peanut butter and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
European officials said that U.S. tariffs did not solve the problem of industrial overcapacity and oversupply, and Washington attributed both issues to Beijing.
According to the report of the D-Shares on March 27, US President Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the tariff issue on the 27th. Both leaders have proposed the idea of uniting against China’s trade policy and behavior.
A statement from the German government stated that Merkel urged the EU to engage in dialogue with the United States on trade policies and take into account the rules-based international trading system.
Reported that Trump had previously confirmed that it imposes a series of tariffs on steel and aluminum, but many key allies, including most European countries, have received exemptions. However, China faces a 25% steel tariff and a 15% aluminum product tariff. .
In addition, because of the White House’s so-called “unfair” trade practices in China for a long time, Trump announced that it imposed tariffs on Chinese goods worth at least US$60 billion.
In response, Beijing said on the 23rd that it is planning to impose tariffs on U.S. goods worth about 3 billion U.S. dollars, including pork and fruit.