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World: Asia and the Pacific
China’s Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it will extend the existing tax exemption to 16 US products from the United States, including lubricants, whey and fishmeal, for a year.
The products were exempt from the punitive tariffs imposed by China on US products as part of the measures against Section 301 of US law. The ministry added that the extension will continue until September 16, 2021.
The Chinese government’s position comes after Washington’s action toward Beijing when the United States on Monday softened its warnings about the dangers of traveling to China, acknowledging that the Asian giant has made progress in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, a Despite Washington’s repeated criticism of Beijing and blaming it for the outbreak. Global epidemic.
The US State Department is urging Americans to reconsider traveling to China, having previously advised them not to travel to this country.
Washington’s decision comes as China quarantined an entire small city on the border with Burma and launched a population detection campaign after discovering three new cases of coronavirus, as announced by the city’s municipality on Tuesday.
China was able to contain the Covid-19 epidemic on its soil months ago. Chinese returning from abroad only record a few new infections per day, and are quarantined upon arrival.
And 210 thousand people live in the city of Ruili, which is located in Yunnan province (southwest) on the border with Burma. It is an important transit point between the two countries.
The city council said Tuesday that all residents must now stay home and undergo a screening test. He explained that at present it is no longer allowed to enter or leave the city.
