WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump mentioned on Wednesday (Feb 19) he anticipated Chinese language President Xi Jinping to go to the US with out giving a timeline for his journey.
Trump made the remarks to reporters on Air Power One and mentioned “it is doable” for the US and China to have a brand new commerce deal. A dialog or interplay between Xi and Trump is seen as essential to a possible easing or delay of commerce tariffs.
“We’ll have, in the end, President Xi, we can have everyone coming (to the US),” Trump mentioned whereas additionally talking about others leaders visiting the US.
Xi final travelled to the US in November 2023, in his fifth go to to the nation as Chinese language president, for a summit with then US President Joe Biden, leading to agreements to renew military-to-military communications and curb fentanyl manufacturing.
Trump and Xi had spoken simply earlier than Trump took workplace on Jan 20 and mentioned points together with TikTok, commerce and Taiwan.
Trump advised reporters on Wednesday that he was speaking to China about TikTok as the US seeks to dealer a sale of the favored app owned by Chinese language father or mother agency ByteDance.
Trump mentioned final week he had spoken to Xi since taking workplace as effectively, however didn’t supply particulars on the matters of that dialog. China’s overseas ministry didn’t instantly touch upon Trump’s remarks that day and as an alternative referred reporters to their “scheduled” name earlier than Trump took workplace.
Washington and Beijing have had tense relations for years over variations starting from commerce tariffs and cybersecurity to TikTok, Taiwan, Hong Kong, human rights and the origins of COVID-19.
Trump additionally advised reporters he might make a take care of Russia over the battle in Ukraine.
“We will make a take care of Russia to cease the killing,” Trump mentioned, including he thought the Russians wished to see the battle finish.
“I believe they’ve the playing cards a bit of bit as a result of they’ve taken plenty of territory in order that they have the playing cards,” Trump mentioned.
