President Donald Trump admitted on Thursday that he was expecting constructive commercial negotiations with China, scheduled for Saturday in Switzerland. – I think they have a lot to gain. Much more than we do in a sense – he said. He added that he did not rule out a conversation with the Chinese leader XI Jinping.
Trump pointed out that duties on Chinese goods cannot exceed 145 percent, so now they can only fall. He emphasized that China They have a “huge commercial surplus” with the United States, which is unacceptable. “I would like China to open,” he said.
Treasury minister USA Scott Bessent and the main trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet on Saturday at Switzerland with the Chinese deputy prime minister for economic policy HE LiFENG. These will be the first talks of Washington and Beijing from the beginning of the trade war between the two powers.
The USA will negotiate with China
Trump asked if he would talk to the Chinese president XI Jinping after a Saturday meeting in Switzerland, he replied that it was possible. “I can, probably,” said the American president.
Talks in Switzerland on Tuesday were announced by Bessent, who on this occasion noted that both sides have a common interest in lowering customs, because their current level – 145 percent. for goods from China and 125 percent for goods from the USA – is synonymous with the embargo.
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