The Trump administration is expected to postpone announcing new tariffs tied to allegations that trading partners have excess manufacturing capacity, with the delay planned to run at least until after next week’s summit between President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg and Korea Times both report the timing as linked to the summit in Washington scheduled for Sept. 24. The outlets say the administration had been considering issuing a trade report ahead of the meeting, which would recommend tariffs on products from China. They also note that the precise reason for the postponement is unclear.
Separately, both accounts reference the broader context for the potential tariffs: the administration has been conducting investigations into alleged “structural” excess capacity and related “unfair” trading practices involving multiple economies, including China and others such as South Korea and Japan. The findings from these reviews could feed into tariff recommendations, though the reported delay affects when any new announcement is made rather than the underlying investigations.
