‘I’m like them; I have a long horizon,’ says Trump, ahead of new trade talks with China
Washington — US President Donald Trump does not expect much progress from trade talks with China this week in Washington, he says. Trump said in an interview on Monday that he had "no time frame" for ending the trade dispute with China, which threatens to impose tariffs on virtually all goods traded between the world’s two largest economies. "I’m like them; I have a long horizon," he said. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang, asked about Trump’s comments at a regular news briefing in Beijing, reiterated that China hoped the talks could reach a "good result". "We hope that both sides can sit down quietly and steadily, and dedicate themselves to getting a good result on the basis of equality, parity and trust," Lu said. The talks this week come as new US tariffs on $16bn of Chinese goods take effect at 12.01am (4.01am GMT) on Thursday, along with retaliatory tariffs from Beijing on an equal amount of US goods. The US Trade Representative’s Office also is holding hearings this w...
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