US to seek public comment on Chinese goods eligible for tariff cuts

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday the government will seek public comment on which Chinese goods should be eligible for lower tariffs.



Washington and Beijing have agreed to a joint "Board of Trade" to initially determine about $30 billion of non-strategic goods on which the two countries can lower or eliminate tariffs.



Greer said a public notice will be issued soon.



Asked at a forum on what the U.S. got out of President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing beyond sales of 200 Boeing airplanes and $17 billion in agriculture purchases, Greer said: "I get to keep tariffs on China, which is pretty awesome."



He added that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will likely always be higher than for other countries.