Biden expressed hope for a review of Trump's decision on duties

US President Joe Biden expressed hope that President-elect Donald Trump, who will become the head of the country after him, will reconsider his decision to impose import duties on goods from China, Canada and Mexico. This was reported by journalists of the White House press pool on November 28.

"I hope he will reconsider. I consider it a counterproductive measure. We (the US. - Ed.) are surrounded by the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and two allies - Mexico and Canada. The last thing we want is to start messing up those relationships," was how Biden commented on Trump's intention to impose duties.

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Earlier, on November 25, Trump said he would impose additional 10% duties on goods from China and 25% duties on all products from Mexico and Canada in his first days as the new US president. In posts on his social media network Truth, Trump said China had failed to fulfill a promise to impose the death penalty on fentanyl traffickers, causing "drugs to flood" into the US - mostly through Mexico - on an unprecedented scale.

On Nov. 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden that China is willing to work with the Trump administration. The heads of state met on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Before that, on November 4, Bloomberg reported that American entrepreneur Ilon Musk could become a key mediator between Washington and Beijing if Trump wins. It is in the PRC that half of all Tesla cars are manufactured. Beijing grants the company certain freedoms and incentives to operate in China. For business benefit, Musk has expressed his opposition to US duties on Chinese electric cars, in contrast to Trump's position of wanting to impose a 60% tariff on all goods from China.