President Donald Trump is taking a
President Donald Trump is taking a « calculated approach » to trade talks with China in order to get a long-term solution, the former lead trade negotiator for the White House told CNBC on Friday.
Clete Willems, who left the Trump administration a couple of weeks ago, said the U. S. wants structural change in China that will include meaningful commitments on the forced technology transfer American businesses have faced in the country.
« The president has told his advisors many times they should walk away if those aren’t the kind of commitments that they are able to receive, » Willems said in an interview with CNBC’s Kayla Tausche on « Power Lunch. »
Trade talks between the two nations ended on Friday, just hours after the U. S. boosted tariffs to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese goods.
