Some surprising headlines coming out of APEC Summit that ended in disarray reportedly:
Pence Vows No End to Tariffs Until China Bows
By Reuters
November 17, 2018
PORT MORESBY—The United States will not back down from its trade dispute with the Chinese regime, and might even double its tariffs, unless Beijing bows to U.S. demands, Vice President Mike Pence said on Nov. 17.
In a bluntly worded speech at an Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Papua New Guinea, Pence threw down the gauntlet to China on trade and security in the region.
“We have taken decisive action to address our imbalance with China,” Pence declared. “We put tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods, and we could more than double that number.”
“The United States, though, will not change course until China changes its ways.”
The stark warning will likely be unwelcome news to financial markets which had hoped for a thaw in the Sino-U.S. dispute and perhaps even some sort of deal at a G20 meeting later this month in Argentina.
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