Trump expects China deal but now says talks with President Xi may not happen
發佈日期: 2025-10-22 19:53
TVB News
When hosting a Rose Garden Club Lunch at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted "a good deal for China" on trade, while also conceding his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month may not happen.
Donald Trump was speaking at a lunch with Senate Republicans at the renovated Rose Garden on Tuesday.
He noted a lot of people were anticipating his meeting with President Xi on the sidelines of an APEC summit in South Korea.
Trump reaffirmed his intention to hold the talk in two weeks, and suggested they would do well in the negotiation, yet he also said "Maybe it won't happen."
And then he added, "Things can happen there, for instance, maybe someone will say, 'I don't want to meet. It's too nasty.' But it's really not nasty."
Trump has stressed he wanted a good trade deal with China that "got to be fair."
"But we are gonna have a fair deal. I want to be good to China. I love my relationship with President Xi, we have a great relationship."
The possible Trump-Xi meeting later this month was first announced by the U.S. president on September 19th.
Soon after Beijing put forward a series of measures to tighten rare earth export controls, Trump changed his tone and threatened to impose 100 percent tariff on China starting next month if it continued to boycott U.S. soybeans.
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Trump said: "As of November 1st, China will have about 155 percent tariff put on it, and I don't think it's sustainable for them. So I want to be nice to China. But China has been very rough with us over the years because we had presidents that weren't smart from a business standpoint...they allowed China to take advantage of us and every other country."
The trade truce between two of the world's largest economies is set to expire on November 10th.
The Chinese authorities have been adamant that the critical mineral curbs are consistent with international practice.
Up to date, Beijing has not confirmed any plan for Xi to travel to South Korea or Trump's visit to China.
