China faces a 12 Aug deadline to seal a lasting tariff deal with Trump, after earlier pacts in May and June paused weeks of tit-for-tat tariffs and a rare earths export threat.
The US president says the tariffs imposed on China are a penalty to make up for the losses incurred by the US due to the alleged trafficking of the drug.
The two countries had agreed on a 90-day pause & lifting restrictions on Chinese exports needed for US semiconductor, electronics, and defence production in May this year.
China’s finance ministry insists the US must stop suppressing Beijing firms, lift Xinjiang-related product bans, and take tangible measures to address its economic concerns.
China wants international shippers of meat and soybeans to attest that their cargo meets safety standards, a requirement companies are wary of for fear of liability.
The deal sees US suspending plans for new tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese imports while China agrees to increase its purchases of American agricultural products.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
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