
WASHINGTON: China is trying to improve ties with India in an attempt to ease pressure from the incoming Trump administration, the head of a top India-centric US business advocacy and strategic group said on Tuesday.
During his presidential election campaign, Trump proposed a 60 per cent tariff on goods from China — and a tariff of up to 20 per cent on every other US import.
Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), said: “So, we are seeing an early impact of the Trump administration coming in that has created pressure on China to ease dealing with India. So that’s why border patrolling has been agreed upon. Direct flights have been agreed upon.”
Source: PTI News