US tariffs will remain no matter what coronavirus does to China’s economy – US trade advisor

Washington will not make tariff concessions to Beijing

Washington will not make tariff concessions to Beijing, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro has said, amid fears that the outbreak of a deadly virus in China could take a toll on its economy.

“That’s a spin that’s coming right out of Wall Street, and it really, I think, it does a disservice to this whole crisis to bring that into the discussion,” the official told CNBC on Wednesday, when asked about the possible removal of levies on Chinese imports.

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