White House says Donald Trump will likely speak with Xi Jinping this week
發佈日期: 2025-06-03 20:54
TVB News
White House officials say President Donald Trump is likely to speak one-on-one with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this week amid rising trade tensions.
The potential talks have not yet been confirmed by China's Foreign Ministry.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is seeking best offers from countries to urgently finalise trade negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who vented about Beijing's alleged "violation" of joint commitment to roll back tariffs and trade restrictions, reportedly stated he was sure that he would speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
The White House press secretary said the two leaders' long-sought-after direct talks will occur soon.
"She asked about the potential call with President Xi. I can confirm that the two leaders will likely talk this week. And as always, when there are foreign leader calls, we will provide a readout of those calls."
The potential phone call follows flare-ups that could threaten a tentative China-U.S. trade pact sealed in Geneva weeks earlier.
The Trump administration initially hailed the 90-day trade truce as a "total reset," but they recently alleged Beijing was withholding some essential products, including critical minerals. Rare earth exports were at the centre of the disagreement.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during an interview that the Trump administration did not intentionally escalate a standoff with Beijing, and added he's confident that the trade row would be ironed out after Trump-Xi talks.
The Ministry of Commerce hit back at Trump's claims that China broke the trade truce, saying the U.S. rolled out multiple discriminatory restrictive measures while China stood by its commitments.
A spokesperson for the ministry lashed out at Washington's efforts to limit China's access to advanced computer chips and its decision to revoke visas for Chinese students -- moves that have seriously undermined the hard-won consensus.
He also warned that China would resolutely safeguard its own rights and interests if the U.S. persists in its unilateral approach to put China in harm's way.
In another development, Reuters reported that the U.S. is intensifying negotiations with the European Union, Japan, Vietnam and India.
It aims to push for best offers by Wednesday as the tight tariff deadline of July 8th looms.
A confidential draft document from the office of the U.S. Trade Representative says Washington is urging its trading partners to list their best proposals on key aspects such as tariff and quota offers for U.S. industrial and agricultural products, non-tariff barrier solutions and commitments on digital trade.
