The lowering of additional duties from 20 per cent to 10 per cent formalises a deal the US president struck with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

US President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday to lower fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese products, formalising a key part of his deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after their first face-to-face talks in years. Shortly after returning to the presidency this year, Trump imposed additional tariffs of 20 per cent on goods from China over its alleged role in the fentanyl supply chain. But China has since committed efforts to halting the flow of precursors used to make fentanyl into the…

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