France has warned that a trade deal between the US and China must not harm the EU, as the bloc seeks exemption from Washington’s planned tariffs on aluminium and steel next month.
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, the French trade minister, said Paris welcomed signs of easing tension between Washington and Beijing, after Donald Trump’s administration announced a suspension of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium on Saturday.
But in an interview he warned that joint statements on reducing China’s trade deficit with the US remained “vague” and suggested a “face-saving” exercise that ought to make European leaders “vigilant”.
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