US President believes that maintaining the increase could wrap trade among the 2 largest economies in the world
The president of the United States, (Republican), said that “you don’t want to“Continue raising tariffs against China. According to him, maintaining the increase could wage trade among the 2 largest economies in the world. The statements were made on Thursday (17.ab.2025), during conversation with reporters in the Oval Hall.
“At one point, I don’t want them to increase because, at some point, you make people not buy. So, I may not want to increase, or I may not even want to reach this level […] I may want to reduce because, you know, you want people to buy”, disse Trump.
According to the news agency, Trump said China has already sought to start negotiations. He said that high representatives of the Chinese government, under the leadership of Xi Jinping, contacted the White House. “I have a very good relationship with President XI and I think it will continue. And I would say they got in touch several times”He said.
When asked if Xi himself sought him, he replied: “Well, the same thing. I see in a very similar way. It would be the high levels of China. He knew exactly. He manages everything very rigorously, very strong, very intelligent”.
The US applied, while Beijing responded with American products. The tariff dispute has intensified since Trump announced a package of products from various countries.
The president also commented on the sale of Tiktok operations in the US. He said there is an agreement, but he is subject to China’s approval. “Let’s postpone the deal until this is resolved. I think it’s a good deal for China. Tiktok is good for China. And I think they would like to see us close this agreement”.
Trump indicated that the theme can enter the tariff negotiations. “It’s natural. If we are closing an agreement, we will devote 5 minutes to talk about Tiktok. It wouldn’t take long”He added.
