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.
