Washington intends to tax Chinese ships docking in American ports

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

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The American administration is preparing to impose taxes on Chinese ships docking in American ports, exacerbating trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world.

A measure proposed by the representative to the White House trade, relayed on Friday by the American press, provides that ships built or held by China will be subject to an initial tax of $ 50 per tonne of goods transported.

The plan follows a survey commissioned by the former American administration on the impact of Chinese naval construction on American national security.

If it is approved, the tax comes into force in six months, reveals the Bloomberg agency. It will be followed, in a period of three years, by a second phase restricting the ships built abroad which transport liquefied natural gas.

The raised taxes will be allocated to revitalize the American naval industry, indicates the specialized media, adding that an exemption is provided for operators who order ships built in the United States.