Trump Considers 60-Day Extension for China Tariff Deadline

Thursday, February 14th

The president said Tuesday that he was open to letting the March 1 deadline for more than doubling tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods slide, if the two countries are close to a deal that addresses deep structural changes to China’s economic policies -- though he added he was not “inclined” to do so. The people said that Trump is weighing whether to add 60 days to the current deadline to give negotiations more time to continue.

 

You can read more about the upcoming tariff deadline at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-14/u-s-is-said-to-weigh-60-day-extension-for-china-tariff-deadline