North Korea is the primary reason behind the United States’ decision to go ahead with proposed tariffs on China, according to China affairs experts.
The joint statement between the United States and China released on May 19 put trade spats between the two countries on hold. Ten days later, however, the White House reversed course and announced that the United States, would, after all, go ahead with imposing 25 percent duties on $50 billion worth of Chinese imported tech goods.
