Contracting messages in Trump's cabinet, according to the US President's claims about the existence of negotiations with China
Donald Trump. Credit Line: Mandel Ngan / AFP / Profimedia
The members of the cabinet led by Donald Trump sent contradictory messages on the existence of negotiations with China on Sunday on the topic of customs tariffs, as the US president argued, Reuters reports.
Last week, the Trump Administration reported opening for the disassembly of the commercial war between the two main economies of the world, which aroused recession fears. The US President said that discussions with China are underway on customs tariffs and that he was called by his Beijing, Xi Jinping.
“He called. And I don't think this is a sign of weakness on his part (…).
However, Beijing denied that discussions are taking place.
The secretary of Treasury, Scott Bessent, a key actor in US commercial discussions with several countries, said on Sunday that he had interactions with Chinese counterparts last week, during the Washington International Fund meetings, but did not discuss the tariff impasse.
In a separate interview, the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, said that the US is experiencing daily discussions with China on tariffs.
“Every day we are in discussions with China, along with the other 99, 100 countries that sat at the table,” Rollins told CNN.
Asked at ABC if the US and China are discussing the tariffs, Bessent did not answer the question.
“I had an interaction with my Chinese counterpart, but it was more on traditional things, such as financial stability, early global economic alerts. I don't know if President Trump spoke to President XI (Jinping),” said Treasury Secretary.
Scott Bessent did not offer a calendar for a possible agreement with China.
He explained that the negotiation of a commercial agreement can take months, but a desolation and a principle agreement can be achieved earlier and would prevent the rates from the maximum level.
