By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. trade agreement reached with Indonesia in July is at risk of collapsing because Jakarta has backtracked on several commitments it made as part of the deal, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
“They’re reneging on what we agreed to in July,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, giving no details about which specific commitments Indonesia was now questioning.
The two countries in July said Indonesia agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99% of U.S. goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, while the U.S. will drop threatened tariffs on Indonesian products to 19% from 32%.
U.S. President Donald Trump first announced the deal on July 15, calling it “a huge win for our Automakers, Tech Companies

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