[20190129]IF11085_中国对美国农产品的报复性关税.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 29, 2019Chinas Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural ProductsUnited States and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to resolve a trade conflict that began in 2018 and resulted in the imposition of tariff hikes by the two countries on each others goods. The outcome of the talks could affect U.S. agricultural and food exports. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on December 1, 2018, to suspend additional planned increases in punitive and retaliatory tariffs for 90 days to allow for negotiations. During that meeting, China agreed to make “substantial” purchases of U.S. agricultural products, according to the White House. Representatives from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and other U.S. trade officials, including the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs, held talks with Chinese officials in Beijing on January 7-9, 2019, the first formal meeting between the two countries since Trump and Xi met the prior December. Purchases of U.S. agricultural products were among the topics discussed in Beijing. China has levied retaliatory tariffs on almost all U.S. agri