After weeks of finger-pointing over trade disputes, both sides are ready to come back to the negotiating table.
After weeks of tit-for-tat trade spat, China and the United States have each expressed a willingness to return to negotiations.
On April 24, in a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, U. S. President Donald Trump confirmed that a trade delegation, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U. S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer, is “heading over China, at the request of China” for trade talks.
Taking a softer tone, Trump repeatedly highlighted his “very excellent” relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and praised Xi for being “very strong in helping us to solve” the North Korea problem.
Admitting that he did “play the trade card,” Trump expressed his confidence that “the trade will work out.”
“So the end result is, we’ll see. Maybe good things will happen and maybe we’re all wasting a lot of time. But hopefully it will be good for everybody concerned,” he added.
