charged we will lower the import tariffs for cars. john b. at the same time we will lower the import tariffs of some other products. the only legal there are cards to respect that people's demands for special superior product imports. she also pledged improved access to the financial sector and stronger intellectual property rights although the u.s. was not specifically mentioned she speech seemed that addressing the sources of the trade conflict his words were welcomed by markets the world over but china's made similar commitments before with little implementation this time around however the stakes are higher insufficient action could pave the way for further escalation. kristen's joins us now senior partner of the international consultancy control risks in london chris first of all i want to point out to our viewers that there is