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President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that Chinese national president Xi Jinping is “very tough” and “very difficult to make a deal.”
Trump made a statement on his true social platform, making it clear that he still “loves” him. Chinese leader. The statement is because Trump is expected to call XI later this week to discuss tariff negotiations.
“I like President XI of China, and I always and always do that, but he is extremely difficult and very difficult to make a deal!!” Trump wrote.
Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, revealed Trump plans to talk to XI on Sunday.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. (Fox News)
“I expect President Trump to have a great conversation about trade negotiations with President XI this week, and that’s what we expect,” Hassett said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday, “this week.”
Trump’s plan The call came after leveling tariffs on Chinese goods at 145% following the president’s mutual tariff plan in April, when China retaliated against the US with its own tariffs.
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White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett announced Trump’s plans to talk to XI over the phone. (Andrew Haller/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“I traded quickly with China to save them from what I thought would be in a very bad situation. I didn’t want to see it happen. Because of this transaction, everything was stable quickly and China returned to business as usual. Everyone was happy! That’s good news!” Trump wrote.
“The bad news is that China is probably not surprising, but for some people it’s completely violating the agreement with us. There’s a lot to be Mr. Nice Guy!” he added.
President Donald Trump holds “foreign trade barriers” documents when making tariff comments at the Rose Garden in the White House in Washington, D.C. (Reuters/Carlos Barrier/File Photo)
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Trump’s administration We hold trade consultations with countries around the world at the same time. They have requested many of these countries to submit their best trade contract offers by Wednesday.
Emma Colton from Fox News contributed to this report
