It is noted that, in the opinion of the US president, China is trying to "punish him politically" before the midterm elections to the US Congress by introducing duties on agricultural products that are produced by those states where Trump won the presidential election in 2016.
Also, according to sources in the White House, the president believes that his predecessors paid insufficient attention to China's trade policy.
It is noted that Trump intends to change it and thus make history.
Earlier in China, they said that the talks in Washington in August with the US were "constructive and sincere."
Expert Andrey Suzdaltsev commented on the trade confrontation between the two countries.