ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President
Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States will cut
its tariffs on Chinese goods related to fentanyl to 10% from
20%, after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South
Korea.
Xi will work "very hard to stop the flow" of fentanyl,
Trump said, and the tariff was reduced "because I believe they
are really taking strong action."
Trump said a great deal of decisions were made in his
summit with Xi Jinping, describing it as "an amazing meeting."
China will purchase "tremendous amounts" of U.S.
soybeans and other farm products "starting immediately", and a
one-year agreement on rare earths has been reached which will be
extended after a year, Trump said.
"They're not going to impose the rare earth controls,"
he said.
Trump had said earlier he expects to reduce U.S. tariffs on
Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing's commitment to curb the
flow of precursor chemicals to make fentanyl, a deadly synthetic
opioid that is the leading cause of American overdose deaths.
Beijing has sought the lifting of 20% tariffs over
fentanyl among other matters.
Trump was speaking to reporters on board Air Force One
departing South Korea on the last leg of his Asia trip.