On August 16, recently, the United States announced additional tariffs on Indian goods under the pretext of punishing India for purchasing Russian oil. The US side also threatened to impose secondary tariffs on Chinese exports to the US due to oil purchases from Russia. According to Reuters on the 16th, US President Trump stated after meeting with Russian President Putin on the 15th local time that there are currently no plans to impose tariffs on China for purchasing Russian oil.
After concluding his meeting with Putin in Alaska, Trump told a Fox News reporter that given the circumstances of this meeting, he would not currently consider imposing tariffs on China for purchasing Russian oil. Trump also said: "I might have to consider this issue in two or three weeks, but right now we don't need to consider this issue." (Jin Shi)
