This week, Beijing handed President Donald Trump a small victory. The US Soybean Export Council revealed that China is poised to purchase more than 1.5m tonnes of American soyabeans, the first big import since the trade war escalated in July. The Chinese government also promised to cut tariffs on US auto imports to 15 per cent, after raising these from 25 to 40 per cent earlier this year. “Very productive conversations going on with China!” Mr Trump duly tweeted, with pride.
上週,中國讓唐納•川普(Donald Trump)獲得了一場小勝利。美國大豆出口委員會(US Soybean Export Council)表示中國準備購買150多萬噸美國大豆,這是自7月貿易戰升級以來的首次大規模進口。中國政府還承諾重新將美國汽車進口關稅降至15%,今年早些時候中國將該關稅提高到40%。川普當即驕傲地在Twitter上表示:「與中國的談話卓有成效!」