“We are doing well in negotiations with China. Although I’m sure that they would very much like to deal with the new administration so that they can continue the practice of “robbing the USA” ($ 600 billion a year), ”Trump said.

He also noted that if he wins the upcoming presidential election, the trade deal with Beijing will be much tougher.

Earlier, trump announced the upcoming increase in duties on goods from China, which will be imported from September and October 2019.

Later, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce reported that Beijing initiated proceedings in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in connection with the introduction of new duties on Chinese exports from the United States.

In May, expert Dmitry Rodionov, in an interview with the FAN, noted that the Washington-Beijing trade talks ended in nothing and led to a new round of trade war.