The United States and China today are removed in their first approach after their commercial shock, which led them to a mutual increase in their tariffs to the end of 145%, that the former are currently applied to the second products, which reacted, rising to 125%.
Switzerland holds these conversations According to the authorities, in the role of good offices at the request of both parties.
“Switzerland is always active in good offices And not only when there are blood wars, but also in this case of a commercial war, ”said the Minister of Economy of the Swiss Islands, Gai Parmelin, who met Karin Keller-Satter on the eve of Switzerland, with the delegations of the United States and China separately.
In a metaphorical comment, Keller-Satter said that he was waiting for the Holy Spirit, who posed last Thursday on Plaza San Pedro de Rome Papa Elections Leo XIVThis weekend in Geneva, to promote a constructive dialogue between Washington and Beijing.
In Geneva is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO)The organization in which the current rules of international trade was developed, and that the general increase in the tariffs of the government of Donald Trump is questioning.
The WTO said that the meeting between the Chinese and Americans is a positive and constructive step towards a decrease in tension and that Dialogue between the most influential economies in the world It is very important to prevent fragmentation at the geopolitical level and protect global economic growth.
Both parties retained maximum reservation in the format, place and agenda of meetings, which, in principle, should last Saturday and Sunday, since they informed him of the Swiss government, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which, which? He contributed to organization and logistics.
Nevertheless, the sources close to the preparation indicated that if the meetings end today or the continuation tomorrow, they will depend on the environment that is considered in the first hours, and the impression is that both delegations are made about whether it is possible to advance in Concrete elements that Alline the Road For the next meetings.
The US delegation will be led by the Minister of Treasury Scott’s BedentAnd a trading representative, Jamison Grire. China by the head of the delegation will become the Minister of Primmers, he is lymphang.
The Minister of Treasury of the United States Scott Donant and Chinese Minister of Vice -Praimer, he Lifeng, began this Saturday in Geneva (Switzerland) (Switzerland) The first high -level meeting since the moment of US President Donald Trumpdeclare a tariff war against the Asian giant.
The official Chinese news agency, Sinhua, has already confirmed the beginning of the meeting in a brief statement, without giving more detailed information.
The commercial dispute was called by the US President last month, when he announced generalized tariffs for almost all countries of the world that Now they are suspended for 90 days, when negotiations are underway.
China can look for the same 90 -day exemption, as well as a decrease in tariffs by 145 percent. In this sense, Trump proposed this Friday that this could be reduced to 80 percent, although he left the problem in the hands of his minister of treasures.
