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China envoy urges tenfold tariff-free trade boost with US

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China's US envoy, Xie Feng, has called for a significant increase in tariff-free trade between the two nations. Speaking at a US-China Business Council gala, Xie proposed expanding the tariff-free trade list from its current unspecified value to potentially US$300 billion, a tenfold increase from a previous suggestion of US$60 billion. This call comes as overall bilateral trade between China and the US reached an estimated $414 billion in 2025, according to the US Trade Representative's office. The US-China Board of Trade, established following Donald Trump's visit to China, aims to manage tariff-free trade in non-sensitive sectors. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Nayan Seth ·

    China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board

    Chinese ambassador to the United States Xie Feng on Wednesday proposed to increase the limit of tariff-free goods under the newly created US-China Board of Trade from the existing US$30 billion to US$300 billion – a 10-fold rise in non-sensitive trade covered by the mechanism. Ad…

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