MNI BRIEF: China Calls On U.S. To Remove Restrictions

The U.S. should remove unreasonable tariffs to help expand bilateral trade, including on soybean purchases, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong said Thursday.

On a potential Boeing aircraft order, He added that the main obstacle to normal China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation remains U.S. unilateral restrictions.

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent calls for the EU and other G7 powers to impose 100% tariffs on China and India was mainly aimed at Japan, a European trade source told MNI. (See MNI:Trump Tariff Threats Reflect Disengagement-EU)