China should be one making deal with United States, not us – White House
U.S. President Donald Trump expects China to approach him to make a trade deal.
This was stated by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to Censor.NET with reference to ZN.ua.
"The ball is in China’s court. China should make a deal with us. Not the other way around," Leavitt quoted President Trump as saying.
She added that the United States does not "make any distinction" between China and any other country and is waiting for China to take the first step.
"To us, there’s no difference between China and any other country — except that they’re much bigger. And China wants what we have. Just like any other country — everyone wants access to the American consumer. In other words, they want our money," Leavitt explained.
US tariffs against China
It is worth noting that this is not the first wave of tariffs imposed by the United States on China. First, the US imposed 20% duties on Beijing, then added another 34%.
After that, China imposed duties on American goods, and the day before Trump threatened additional tariffs of 50%, and he kept his promise.
The Trump administration raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 104% on April 9.
China responded to Trump's new tariffs by raising tariffs on American goods to 84%. After that, Trump immediately raised the tariff rate for China to 125%.
Earlier, Trump also called China's decision to impose mirror 34 percent tariffs on all imports from the United States on April 10 a mistake.
