IMF warns on US, China trade war

Published Apr 22, 2018

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BEIJING - Trade wars will affect the entire global economy, not only certain countries, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde said yesterday. 

“It will not be something that affects two countries. The world is too interconnected, so it will affect the global economy,” Lagarde said at a news conference when asked about a potential trade war between the US and China. Lagarde urged both sides to resolve their disputes through negotiations. “At the IMF, we try to establish dialogue,” she said. 

The US-China trade issue would be discussed at the IMF and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, this week. “Finance ministers (from around the world) are gathering together. They will discuss this issue,” she said. 

Trade relations between China and the US have deteriorated in recent weeks. In March, US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminium, after which he issued a memorandum introducing $60 billion in extra tariffs on China over allegations of intellectual property theft. 

In response, China introduced its own tariffs on goods produced in the US. 

- Sputnik

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