Nebraska governor hopeful of end to tariff dispute

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts expressed deep concern on Monday over possible tit-for-tat tariffs between China and the United States, but is optimistic that a negotiated solution can be found.

The governor, a businessman-turned-politician, said that the tariffs proposed by the Trump administration against China are "certainly a cause for concern among farmers and ranchers".

Nebraska has been caught in the crossfire of a potential tariff war between the two countries, with Chinese retaliatory tariffs targeting a number of US agriculture products following the US' imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs in the name of national security and a threat to slap tariffs on $150 billion in Chinese imports under Section 301 of US Trade Act of 1974.