China's envoy to trade war talks with Washington expressed concern about US tariffs on Chinese imports during a phone call with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the Ministry of Commerce announced
Exports in dollar terms skyrocketed 154.9% in February compared with a year earlier, while imports gained 17.3%, the most since October 2018
The Trump administration shelved plans for a broad import ban on cotton and tomato products from China's Xinjiang region while announcing narrower bans on products from five specific entities
Chinese officials have yet to give a clear sign that they intend to carry through a plan for in-person negotiations in Washington this month
The 15% US taxes apply to about $112 billion of Chinese imports
A vast amount of items used by American consumers are sourced from Chinese or Hong Kong based companies and factories