May 30, Kathmandu- U.S. President Donald Trump has accused China of violating a recently agreed truce on tariffs, prompting a sharp response from Beijing. The truce, reached during trade talks in Geneva earlier this month, included a mutual rollback and suspension of tariffs for 90 days. However, Trump claimed in a Truth Social post that China had "totally violated its agreement," without providing details. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer later elaborated, stating that while China had removed some tariffs, it had failed to lift other non-tariff barriers and had slow-walked the removal of countermeasures, such as blacklisting U.S. companies and restricting the export of rare earth materials crucial for key technologies. Greer emphasized that the U.S. had fulfilled its obligations and expressed deep concern over China’s compliance. In response, China urged the U.S. to "cease discriminatory restrictions" and uphold the Geneva agreement, while also criticizing Washington's tightening of export controls on semiconductors and related technologies. Despite ongoing communications since the Geneva talks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that trade negotiations had "stalled" and would likely require direct involvement from national leaders. Tensions have been further inflamed by the U.S. decision to revoke visas of Chinese students and a legal challenge to Trump’s broader tariff powers, raising fears that the fragile trade truce could unravel.
China Responds After Trump Accuses It of Violating Tariff Truce
