WASHINGTON, May 12 — US President Donald Trump yesterday ruled out renegotiating the trade agreement signed with China. “I'm not interested in that,” Trump told reporters when asked about reports that China was looking to reopen talks about the trade deal signed in January. “Not even a...
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks with China's Vice Premier Liu He during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington October 11, 2019. — Reuters pic
“I'm not interested in that,” Trump told reporters when asked about reports that China was looking to reopen talks about the trade deal signed in January.Washington and Beijing reached a partial trade deal in January. Under the agreement the Trump administration agreed to postpone any further tariff increases, while China promised to increase by $200 billion over two years their purchases of US products compared to the level of 2017.
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