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China Signals It Could Ease Treasury Purchases to Counter Trump

  • Nation “looking at all options,” ambassador to U.S. says
  • Beijing had been considering scaling back Treasury holdings
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Ambassador Cui Tiankai discusses China’s reaction to the Trump administration’s tariffs with Bloomberg Television.(Source: Bloomberg)
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China’s ambassador to the U.S. wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the Asian nation scaling back purchases of Treasuries in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

“We are looking at all options,” Ambassador Cui Tiankai told Bloomberg Television, when asked whether China would consider reduced purchases of U.S. Treasuries. “That’s why we believe any unilateral and protectionist move would hurt everybody, including the United States itself. It would certainly hurt the daily life of American middle-class people, and the American companies, and the financial markets.”