US Planning to Keep China Tariffs in Place for 'Substantial Period,' Trump Says

There are no immediate plans to remove the Section 301 tariffs on goods from China, President Donald Trump told reporters March 20. Asked about discussions of the possible lowering of tariffs as the two countries work toward a trade deal, Trump said the tariffs will continue. "No, we're not talking about removing them, we're talking about leaving them [in place] for a substantial period of time because we have to make sure that if we do the deal with China, that China lives by the deal," he said. China has "had a lot of problems living by certain deals," he said. Even so, "the deal is coming along nicely," Trump said. "We have our top representatives going there this weekend to further the deal," he said. The U.S. is taking in "billions and billions of dollars right now in tariff money, and for a period of time that will stay."