July 6 eyed as new deadline for China trade settlement

With Section 301 tariffs on roughly $34 billion of Chinese products set to go into effect on July 6, China analysts, former trade officials and outside advisers to the administration are eyeing a new deadline for a negotiated settlement to be reached. Beijing swiftly promised to respond with equal tariffs and issued a reminder that duties will void previously negotiated outcomes on trade. That dynamic, sources told Inside U.S. Trade , appears to give the U.S. and China three weeks...