The US president says the tariffs imposed on China are a penalty to make up for the losses incurred by the US due to the alleged trafficking of the drug.
The meeting comes days after Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare leader-to-leader call amid weeks of brewing trade tensions and a dispute over critical minerals.
Leavitt is the third Trump aide to forecast an imminent call between the two leaders to iron out differences on last month’s tariff agreement in Geneva, among larger trade issues.
The two countries had agreed on a 90-day pause & lifting restrictions on Chinese exports needed for US semiconductor, electronics, and defence production in May this year.
Chinese officials say they reached an 'important consensus' & agreed to further the momentous talks. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent describes it as 'substantial progress'.
Trump has expressed optimism about reaching a tariff agreement ‘pretty quickly’, while Xi said that tariff & trade wars undermine the legitimate rights and interests of all countries.
TikTokers pull back the curtain on global luxury brands, revealing failed relocation attempts, unfair wages, and China’s unmatched manufacturing supremacy.
The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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