President Trump suggests possible postponement of US-China ministerial negotiations August 10 6:03
U.S. President Trump said that he was not ready to agree on trade negotiations with China, indicating that he could forego ministerial negotiations scheduled for early next month, and the future is uncertain It has become.
President Trump over the US-China trade negotiations told reporters at the White House on the 9th that “China wants to agree, but I am not ready to agree” and is frustrated that the Chinese side has not made enough concessions. Showed.
After that, when asked whether to cancel the ministerial-level negotiations scheduled for early next month, he said, “Maybe. Let's see what happens.” .
He also said that Huawei, a major communications equipment company in China, said “Do not do business” and partly clarified the idea of canceling the deal that it was trying to ease.
Earlier this month, President Trump said he would put high tariffs on almost all imported goods from China on the 1st of next month, saying that China did not keep its promise to expand imports of American agricultural products. .
Also, China is deliberately guiding the renminbi at a low price, and it seems that it is aiming to advance negotiations by increasing pressure, such as accrediting it as a “currency manipulation country” for the first time in 25 years.
However, if ministerial negotiations are postponed, the conflict between the United States and China may lose its clues, and the future is unclear.