中国商务部周一证实,中美双方已同意对各自约300亿美元的进口商品对等降低关税,其中约90%的覆盖产品将适用最惠国(MFN)关税税率。
China and the US have agreed to reciprocally reduce tariffs on about $30 billion worth of imports from each other, with around 90% of the products covered to face most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff rates, China’s Commerce Ministry confirmed Monday.
商务部(简称MOFCOM)在周一发布的声明中表示,该协议是中美双方团队于9月20日至23日在纽约和华盛顿举行的经贸磋商成果之一。
The agreement was among the outcomes of economic and trade consultations held by Chinese and US teams in New York and Washington from Sept. 20-23, the ministry, known as MOFCOM, said in a statement Monday.
声明称,双方将在完成各自国内法律要求的程序后,同步实施关税削减。
The two sides will implement the tariff reductions simultaneously after completing procedures required under their respective domestic laws, it said.
中美双方还同意在经贸磋商机制下建立双边贸易理事会,以促进双边贸易为主要任务。
China and the US also agreed to establish a bilateral trade council under their economic and trade consultation mechanism, with facilitating bilateral trade as its primary task.
美国煤炭出口至中国的关税将被纳入300亿美元对等关税削减框架,商务部表示这将有助于2027年和2028年中国进口美国煤炭。
Tariffs on US coal exports to China will be included in the reciprocal $30 billion tariff-reduction framework, which MOFCOM said would facilitate Chinese imports of US coal in 2027 and 2028.
两国还同意建立由商务部和美国贸易代表办公室共同主导的投资理事会和农业工作组。农业工作组预计将在2026年底前举行首次会议。
The two countries also agreed to establish an investment council and an agricultural working group jointly led by MOFCOM and the Office of the US Trade Representative. The agricultural working group is expected to hold its first meeting before the end of 2026.
商务部表示,双方还在金融服务方面达成原则性协议,并建立了由中国国务院副总理何立峰和美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特主导的人工智能对话机制。
The ministry said the two sides also reached an agreement in principle on financial services and established an artificial intelligence dialogue led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
下一次人工智能对话预计将在11月底前举行,双方还同意建立针对人工智能相关事件的沟通渠道。
The next AI dialogue is expected before the end of November, while the two sides also agreed to establish a communication channel for AI-related incidents.