Trump Confirmed Readiness to Meet with Xi Jinping and Called Him His Friend
Kyiv • UNN
The US President announced his readiness to meet with the Chinese President. This is happening against the backdrop of escalating trade tensions and rising tariffs between the countries.
United States President Donald Trump has announced his readiness to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating trade tensions between the two countries. This is reported by CNN, UNN reports.
Of course, he is my friend. I like him. Of course, I would meet with him
As a reminder, on April 2, 2025, US President announced the introduction of new duties for certain countries. In particular, China - 34%, the European Union and Great Britain - 20%.
On Monday, April 7, US President Donald Trump stated that if China does not abolish the 34% duty by April 8, the US will introduce an additional 50% duty from April 9, and further negotiations with China will be terminated.
On Tuesday, April 8, the White House stated that additional duties of 104% against China came into force. This happened because Beijing did not cancel its retaliatory measures, as demanded by the United States.
On Wednesday, April 9, US President Donald Trump announced that he had authorized a 90-day pause on the introduction of new US duties and increased them for China to 125% due to "lack of respect."
