"administration plans to start with tariffs of around 10% on as much as $200 billion of goods, below the 25% level announced in early August....But the people familiar said that the tariff level could be raised back to 25% if Mr. Trump concludes that Beijing doesn’t soon show signs that it is acceding to U.S. demands to change its economic policies.
These people also stressed that details were still being completed over the weekend, and that the level could change, or that Mr. Trump could change his mind. As of Saturday, an announcement was planned for Monday or Tuesday.
The tariffs are bound to complicate—if not derail—talks with top Chinese officials, which are currently scheduled in Washington for Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, say people familiar with the plans.Beijing is expected to send Chinese Vice Premier Liu He to Washington "
