{"id":26032,"date":"2007-05-23T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-23T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:35:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:35:06","slug":"1032-china-ready-to-drop-tariffs-on-energy-saving-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/1032-china-ready-to-drop-tariffs-on-energy-saving-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"China ready to drop tariffs on energy-saving technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Wu Yi, the Chinese vice-premier, is in advanced talks about energy tariffs with Henry Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, as part of trade negotiations between the countries in Washington this week.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>China is expected to agree to eliminate tariffs, some as high as 16%, on technology hardware and energy services as it seeks to increase the efficiency of its power-generating plants and, in turn, reduce the production of harmful emissions.<\/div>\n<div>\nDaniel Rosen, principal 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