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US and China Release $60 Billion Tariff-Cut Product Lists
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The US and China released $60 billion in nonsensitive product lists for tariff cuts after Xi Jinping's first US state visit since 2015.
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The United States and China released nonsensitive product lists worth $60 billion for reciprocal tariff cuts, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US since 2015, where he met President Donald Trump.
The move is part of a broader recalibration of US-China trade ties following the Trump-Xi meeting.
The lists exclude sensitive technology and strategic goods, focusing instead on non-strategic products to ease trade tensions.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- The US and China released nonsensitive product lists worth $60 billion for reciprocal tariff cuts
- The lists follow Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US since 2015
- Xi met US President Donald Trump during the visit
- Sensitive technology and strategic goods are excluded from the lists
- The step is aimed at easing trade tensions between the two largest economies
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How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- A tariff is a tax imposed by a government on imported goods, raising their price relative to domestic products.
- Reciprocal tariff cuts mean both countries lower duties on listed goods in return for concessions from the other side.
- The product lists released by the US and China exclude sensitive technology and strategic goods.
Mains
GS-II International Relations and GS-III Economy: US-China trade rivalry shapes global supply chains and multilateral trade rules. A limited tariff-cut deal on non-strategic goods eases tensions while technology and strategic sectors stay contested. For India, the way forward is to diversify trade partners, take advantage of supply-chain realignment and safeguard its own strategic interests.
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The United States and China recently released nonsensitive product lists worth how much for reciprocal tariff cuts, days after President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US since 2015?
- $20 billion
- $35 billion
- $45 billion
- $60 billion
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Answer: D — Correct: $60 billion — the US and China released nonsensitive product lists worth this amount for reciprocal tariff cuts, days after Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US since 2015. • $20 billion, $35 billion, $45 billion — wrong: all understate the reported figure of $60 billion.
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