China to Waive Tariffs on Some US Soybeans, Pork in Goodwill Gesture

China to Waive Tariffs on Some US Soybeans, Pork in Goodwill Gesture
Pork vendors' stalls at a market in Beijing, China on Nov. 11, 2019. Fang Nanlin/Reuters
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BEIJING—China said on Dec. 6 that it will waive import tariffs for some soybeans and pork shipments from the United States, as the two sides try to thrash out a broader agreement to defuse their protracted trade war.

The tariff waivers were based on applications by individual firms for U.S. soybeans and pork imports, the finance ministry said in a statement, citing a decision by the country’s cabinet. It did not specify the quantities involved.