Donald Trump: Donald Trump has no plans to talk with Xi Jinping as a tariff fight with China

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping currently have no plans to interact between an intensive trade war, confirmed the trade representative Jamisan Greer During an appearance on CBS News “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
Greer said that the issue is now “at the level of leaders” and in future any future engagement would be “at some point”, as President Trump has suggested.
This was declared as Trump’s April 2 announcement, “Liberation Day”, when the US imposed a 10% baseline tariff on all foreign goods, with high “mutual” tariffs, along with the tariffs that were targeted to countries that are exporting Americans.
Shortly thereafter, Trump announced a 90-day stagnation on most new tariffs after the market collapsed, but also increased the tariff to 125% on Chinese imports and slapped an additional 20% fantaneel duty, leading to a total of 145% of China.
China on Friday responded by increasing the tariff on US goods from 84% to 125%. According to CBS News, China condemned the move, called Levi “joking” and Washington accused of violating international trade norms.
Greer defended the administration’s approach, emphasizing that Trump’s tariff scheme is part of a comprehensive strategy to resume American manufacturing and reduce dependence on China. “The only reason we are really in this position, because China chose to take vengeance,” Greece Said in the interview. He said, “Many other countries positively stated that they did not want to retaliate, they want to negotiate … China took a separate decision. They have agency here”, he said.
Greer also said that the talks with more than 70 countries were already in progress before the tariffs were effective, admitting that the talks were running “around the clock”.
Asked if the US would push China to sell an estimated $ 1.5 trillion into American property, Greer said it was “not part of the plan.” Instead, he emphasized the need for economic flexibility and said “we have become dependent on China” without proper market access to decades.
China’s counter -protests follow Trump’s warning that further vengeance will lead to even more rigid tariffs.
Last week, white House An announcement of an electronics exemption for Chinese imports, only for the Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutenic To declare that the discount was temporary, further tariffs may indicate hike.
While Xi Jinping captures a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia this week, to strengthen trade relations, with trips to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, any signal indicates immediate melting in US-China stress.