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A mobile phone production line located at the Huawei plant in Dongguan, China, on March 25, 2019. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu

This is a new rebound in trade relations between the United States and China. The US government has surprised this Tuesday August 13 by announcing that it will postpone to December the imposition of tariffs on some Chinese products imported instead of September 1. These are mostly electronic products.

The 10% tariff on cell phones, laptops and other gaming consoles will come into effect mid-December. Other products benefit from the same report: some clothes and shoes. Certain food products such as cheese, condensed milk or meat will be taxed as planned. But nothing is less certain, the unpredictable Donald Trump can sweep everything away from a tweet.

Moreover, on Tuesday, at the very moment of these announcements, it is by a tweet that the American president reproached the Chinese for not having bought the American agricultural products on which his counterpart Xi Jinping had committed himself. He also said that the United States could leave the World Trade Organization, which it criticizes because, in its opinion, it accords preferential treatment to China over the United States.

Everything suggests that Washington has chosen to postpone the taxation of certain products because it directly affects the portfolio of less affluent Americans, major consumers of Chinese products.

Donald Trump justified his decision as a gesture for American companies, reports our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki . " We are doing this for Christmas, in case it has an impact on the American consumer ," he told reporters.

But some commentators see it as a sign that the US economy does not stand up well enough to the consequences of the trade war between the two countries. Despite what the US president says all day long. For the experts, China will probably see this as a sign of weakness.

Many organizations of US importers and distributors have expressed confidence in this delay, even if they would prefer that these tariffs be simply abandoned. The deferral of these tariffs has also been good for the financial markets. Several indices like the Dow Jones have gained some points.

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