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China will waive import tariffs for some US soybeans and pork, finance ministry says


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China will waive import tariffs for some US soybeans and pork, finance ministry says

Customers select pork at a supermarket in Fuyang, in eastern China’s Anhui province on May 10, 2016.STR | AFP | Getty ImagesChina will waive import tariffs for some soybeans and pork shipments from the United States, China’s finance ministry said on Friday, citing a decision by the country’s cabinet.The tariff waivers were based on applications…

China will waive import tariffs for some US soybeans and pork, finance ministry says

Customers select pork at a supermarket in Fuyang, in eastern China's Anhui province on May 10, 2016.

STR | AFP | Getty Images

China will waive import tariffs for some soybeans and pork shipments from the United States, China's finance ministry said on Friday, citing a decision by the country's cabinet.

The tariff waivers were based on applications by individual firms for U.S. soybeans and pork imports, the ministry said in a statement. It did not specify the quantities involved.

China imposed tariffs of 25% on both U.S. soybeans and pork in July 2018 as a countermeasure to tariffs levied by Washington over allegations that China steals and forces the transfer of American intellectual property to Chinese firms.

The waiver comes amid negotiations between the United States and China to conclude a ‘phase one' or interim deal to de-escalate a 17-month trade war between the two countries. Lifting tariffs on each other's goods is a key part of those talks.

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China has also been scouring the world for more meat to fill a big shortage of protein after an outbreak of African swine fever devastated its massive hog herd, cutting supplies of pork.

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