Zero tariff plea for mercy is invalid! One sentence from Navarro, cut off the lifeline of Vietnam!
After Trump offered the great knife of reciprocal tariffs on April 2, Vietnam proposed zero tariffs on imports from the United States and requested to postpone the implementation. However, Senior Adviser Navarro of the White House clearly stated that the core of the problem was "non-tariff deception" such as dumping and export subsidies. He pointed out that "even if we reduce tariffs to zero, our trade deficit with Vietnam will still reach about 120 billion dollars". For this reason, when asked whether this means that tariffs on Vietnam will continue to be implemented, Navarro replied, "Of course".
It is reported that Su Lin, leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in a letter to Trump on April 5, proposed to cancel all tariffs on American imports, and requested that the 46% tariff announced by Trump last week be postponed for at least 45 days (from April 9). This proposal confirmed Trump's statement on the Truth Social platform last Friday. Trump said that after he spoke with Vietnamese leaders, Vietnam was willing to eliminate tariffs on American goods.
However, in FNC's "Sunday Morning Forward" program, Navarro made it clear that this is far from enough and emphasized that the core of the problem lies in "non-tariff deception" such as dumping and export subsidies.
Navarro pointed out that even if both sides reduce tariffs to zero, our trade deficit with Vietnam will still reach about $120 billion. (European News Agency)
He pointed out that even if both sides reduce tariffs to zero, our trade deficit with Vietnam will still reach about $120 billion, and the problem lies in all their non-tariff deception.
Navarro described Vietnam as a "typical representative of non-tariff fraud" and listed these behaviors in detail. First, they dumped and used a lot of export subsidies. Do you see the Louisiana shrimp farmer saying, "God bless Trump to protect us?"? Do you know who he is protecting them from? Vietnam
Navarro continued to point out that they still have a 10% value-added tax and those false standards, and the sum of all of this is that every country in the world is deceiving us, it's just that each country's "fingerprint" is different, and they use different methods, but ultimately it's all non-tariff deception.
Therefore, when asked if this means that tariffs on Vietnam will continue to be implemented, Navarro replied, "Of course, yes. He also emphasized that this is not just a negotiation, but because our trade deficit has seriously spiraled out of control, so we are facing a national emergency.
Finally, Navarro issued a warning to the world that if you want to talk to us, don't just say you want to lower tariffs, the problem is non-tariff deception, stop manipulating your currency, stop dumping products into the United States.
Source: Liberty Times