China announced that it would exempt 79 US goods for a year from additional customs duties.

According to the statement, the list of exempted goods published by the Chinese Ministry of Finance includes silicon slides that are used in electronic industries, medical sterilizers, as well as rare and necessary minerals in the technology industry. High.

These commodities will be exempt from additional fees from May 19 for a year.

The ministry did not specify the quantities that China imported from these materials last year, nor the value of the exemptions.

In February, China announced that 65 additional US-manufactured goods would be exempt from additional fees, including aircraft parts and medical equipment.

These measures come at a time when China is gradually resuming its activity after stopping it since January due to the Covid-19 epidemic, which has hampered production chains in the Asian giant.

The decision also comes in light of a trade truce between Beijing and Washington.

Chinese and US negotiators confirmed Friday, during a phone call, their commitment to implement the first stage agreement concluded in January after two years of trade war and the exchange of punitive customs duties.

On Monday, Trump ruled out renegotiating the agreement with China, despite the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on global growth, calling on Beijing first to honor its commitments.

Under the agreement, the Trump administration committed to abstaining from any new increase in fees. For their part, the Chinese pledged to increase the value of their imports from the United States by 200 billion euros over two years, compared to their value in 2017.