China to Exempt US Pork, Soybeans From Additional Tariffs: Xinhua

China to Exempt US Pork, Soybeans From Additional Tariffs: Xinhua
Young pigs in a pen at a hog farm in Ryan, Iowa, U.S., on May 18, 2019. Ben Brewer/Reuters
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SHANGHAI—China will exempt some agricultural products from additional tariffs on U.S. goods, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said on Sept. 13, in the latest sign of easing Sino-U.S. tensions before a new rounds of talks aimed at curbing a bruising trade war.

The United States and China have both made conciliatory gestures, with China renewing purchases of U.S. farm goods and U.S. President Donald Trump delaying a tariff increase on certain Chinese goods.