It is the first time the Chinese have removed goods from the list in the ongoing trade war with the United States. The step will be taken ahead of upcoming negotiations in October.
The products concerned include fish and cancer drugs. In this context, the goods in question are, in terms of value, no bestseller. Important commodity products such as soybeans and pork are not affected this time.
The inter-country trade war over the one-year period has meant that goods from both directions are taxed to the value of hundreds of billions of dollars.