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Trump says China trade talks ‘more meaningful than at any time’
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 26, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – President Donald Trump on Monday
said trade talks with China were “more meaningful than at any time” because
the United States was doing well while China was “losing millions of jobs”.
“I think anything is possible,” Trump said when asked about what he would
do next in his trade war with Beijing.
“I can say we are having very meaningful talks, much more meaningful, I
would say, than at any time.
“I think, for the most part, it’s because we are doing very well. China is
a great country, I consider President Xi (Jinping) to be a great leader,” he
added during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“Look, they are losing millions and millions of jobs, they’re going to
other countries and if I was them, I’d want to make a deal.”
Earlier, Trump said Chinese officials had made contact on Saturday evening
and said “let’s get back to the table. So we’ll be getting back to the
table.”
The United States is trying to force China into deep reforms of its trading
model to end the theft of intellectual property, lower subsidies and open up
Chinese markets to US companies
BSS/AFP/RY/1625 hrs