On Thursday, China firmly denied any of the ongoing negotiations with the United States on tariffs, withdrawing against the suggestion of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, that he was moving forward to relieve the dead point. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs compared the idea of active conversations with “trying to catch the wind”, without pointing out that it would not immediately deflate in the tense economic confrontation.
This occurred the days after Trump said that discussions with China were “well” and hinted that tariffs on Chinese products, currently in 145 percent, were reduced “substantial.” “As far as I know, China and the United States do not have any consultation or negotiation on tariffs, even less reaching an agreement,” said Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the AP news agency reported.
China: respect and equality must be the first
He Yadong, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, reiterated Long Date’s position that remains open to dialogue, but only under “mutual respect and in the same way.” He said that any progress talk was “without foundation” and had no “objective basis.”
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Despite this, President Trump, when asked about China’s denial, told reporters: “They had a meeting this morning,” before adding ambiguously: “It doesn’t matter who they are.”
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Back home, the Trump administration sent contradictory messages through Thursday. While the Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent, described a “very successful bilateral meeting” with South Korea and hinted at a possible agreement next week, Trump doubled his hard line approach.
“It is physically impossible to negotiate with all countries. At some point, we will only establish prices for agreements,” he said, adding that countries that unfairly deal with “higher rates.”
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China excava, wants all rates to be eliminated
Trump had previously slapped 145 percent of tariffs on Chinese imports, which led Beijing to retaliate with 125 percent tariffs on US assets. Unlike other countries, given a ninety -day break, China did not receive such relief. Instead, he replied walking through his own tariffs, restricting the exports of rare earth minerals and presenting multiple complaints against the United States in the World Trade Organization.
Beijing insists that any conversation must include a complete reversal of all rates. “The United States began the measures to increase the unilateral rate,” he said. “If the United States really wants to solve the problem, you should complete to cancel all unilateral rates and find a resolution through the same dialogue.”
Even so, Trump hit a more conciliatory note on Tuesday, saying that he would not play hard with President Xi Jinping. “We are going to live together we work together very happy and idically,” he added.
(With AP tickets)
