Trump, XI “have no plans” to speak in the middle of the tariff, says the US trade representative Jamieson Greer

The ambassador of the US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said on Sunday that President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have no plans to speak in the middle Commercial war escalate Between the two countries.

“Since April 2, we have had this at Leaders level and at some point, as President Trump emphasized, we expect that we will be able to have a conversation with you.” Greer said on Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. “

In what Mr. Trump synchronized “Exemption day“On April 2, the President announced that the United States would impose a minimum output line of 10% tariffs for goods from all countries abroad together with higher countries.”Mutual “tariffs” tariffs about nations that impose US exports. Then, shortly after the tariffs entered force, Mr. Trump announced a 90-day break Most of his new tariffs for the US and global financial markets fell. At the same time, the president said that he would increase the goods imported by China to 125%. Mr. Trump’s universal tariffs in China brings a 20% fentanyl tariff to a total of 145%.

China said on Friday that it would Increase tariffs In the case of US goods from 84% to 125% in an answer in an explanation that the uses of the taxes violate the international economic and trade rules and at the same time describes the increasing tariffs as “wit”.

Despite the questions that dealt with the lower temperature between the two countries, Greer insisted that the president works as part of a wider global problem to change American production and trade. Greer said: “The only reason why we are currently in this position is that China has decided to take revenge.”

“So many other countries said positively that they did not want to reciprocate:” We want to negotiate with the Americans, “said Greer.” And the Chinese made another decision … It was a Chinese decision. You have an agency here. “

The sales representative said when he was asked whether the United States is prepared for the possibility that China could sell assets in the United States that the problem “We are so dependent on China” and has not had fair market access for decades.

“We see that China took measures and implemented his politics to try to be less connected to us. So it is not surprising to see that they take such steps,” said Greer, adding that “we obviously have to be prepared on our side to have a reliable economy.”

When asked what happens after the 90-day break and whether the deadline for the negotiation with 70 countries has taken enough timePresent Greer said that the talks were already going on before the announcement of the tariffs: “Because everyone knew that tariffs were coming.”

“The reality is that we work around the day, day and night, share paper, receive offers and give these countries feedback on how to get better against the trade with the United States,” said Greer.