Chinese ambassador to the United States Xie Feng on Wednesday proposed to increase the limit of tariff-free goods under the newly created China-board-of-trade" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="128910" data-entity-type="organization">US-China Board of Trade from the existing US$30 billion to US$300 billion – a 10-fold rise in non-sensitive trade covered by the mechanism.Addressing a gathering at the China-business-council" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="143815" data-entity-type="organization">US-China Business Council gala in Washington, Xie said he shared the view of “many friends from American businesses” that the tariff-free basket was “far from big enough”.“I cannot agree more. If we take into account the scale of overall bilateral trade, there is still a reason for making the list of exemptions longer,” Xie added.
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THU · 2026-06-18 · 03:59 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0618-85375
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China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng proposed a significant increase in tariff-free trade between the two nations. Speaking at the US-China Business Council gala in Washington on Wednesday, Xie suggested expanding the limit of tariff-free goods under the US-China Board of Trade from $30 billion to $300 billion.
Nayan SethSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-18 · 03:59 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng proposed a significant increase in tariff-free trade between the two nations. Speaking at the US-China Business Council gala in Washington on Wednesday, Xie suggested expanding the limit of tariff-free goods under the US-China Board of Trade from $30 billion to $300 billion. He stated that this 10-fold increase would cover more non-sensitive trade. Xie agreed with American businesses that the current tariff-free basket is insufficient, arguing for a longer list of exemptions given the scale of bilateral trade.
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Xie Feng believes there is a reason for making the list of exemptions longer, considering bilateral trade scale.
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Xie Feng stated that the current tariff-free basket is 'far from big enough'.
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The current tariff-free trade limit under the US-China Board of Trade is US$30 billion.
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Chinese ambassador Xie Feng proposed a 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade limit to US$300 billion.
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