US President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be “very difficult” Thursday, laying out an adversarial tone ahead of a high-profile summit.
US President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be “very difficult” Thursday, laying out an adversarial tone ahead of a high-profile summit.
“The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one,” Trump tweeted, in apparent reference to the Mar-a-Lago meeting
“We can no longer have massive trade deficits… and job losses. American companies must be prepared to look at other alternatives.”
The meeting at Trump’s Florida residence would be the first face-to-face meeting between the heads of the world’s two most powerful nations.
