Retailers Laud Trump's Plan to Meet With Chinese President
The Retail Industry Leaders Association sent President Donald Trump a letter praising his plan to meet with the Chinese president, and said that raising tariffs on nearly $200 billion in Chinese imports to 25 percent on Jan. 1 would dampen…
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the economy. The organization said it supports "targeted trade actions against intellectual property theft, unfair dumping or subsidies," but not the broad application of Section 301 tariffs. Direct engagement with President Xi "is vital to resolving this trade dispute and ensuring it does not undermine our nation’s record-setting economic expansion and hurt American families," RILA President Sandra Kennedy wrote Oct 24. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 25 reported that the U.S. won't engage in trade talks with China until the country's government presents a proposal to address U.S. intellectual property concerns.