Trump wants to be very nice with China - does a trade agreement come?

Trump wants to be very nice with China - does a trade agreement come?

Washington, D.C., USA - On April 23, 2025, US President Donald Trump commented on the trade dispute with China and emphasized that he did not want to fight with hard bandages. He said, "We will be very nice. You will be very nice and we will see what happens." Trump demanded an agreement of Beijing and made it clear that China could not act with the United States without this. He made it clear that the United States will determine the deal if no agreement is reached. He also spoke of a fair deal and a fast process, but he left open whether this also meant other countries.

Trump was optimistic and announced that he was assuming an agreement in the customs dispute with China. He reported good conversations between China and the US government. These statements are made against the background that the trade conflict has existed since March 2018 and has been escalated by mutual punitive tariffs. According to an article by Wirtschaftsdienst are directed to modify the Chinese state capitalist economic and industrial policy and the commercial balance sheet Reduce that was $ 375 billion in 2017.

progress and challenges

The spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, reported that the United States is making a progress with China in terms of a trade agreement. She also mentioned that more than 100 countries submitted 18 proposals to strive for an agreement with the USA. Nevertheless, she did not comment on whether Trump spoke to China's head of state Xi Jinping.

US finance minister Scott Bessent warned that the current tariffs were not durable at a high level and indicated an early de-escalation in the customs dispute. Trump had tightened the tariffs against numerous countries, but introduced a 90-day break for most-with the exception of China, against which special tariffs of up to 145 percent still apply. This high rate was introduced to the tariffs of 125 percent to US goods raised by China.

past and perspectives

The trade conflict between the USA and China, which began in 2018, is characterized by mutual tariff increases. The United States has occupied imports from China worth around $ 370 billion with additional tariffs. As part of the "Phase One Trade Agreement", which was signed on January 15, 2020, China undertook to buy US products worth $ 200 billion in the following two years. The aim of this agreement was also to ensure better protection for intellectual property and reduction forced technology transfer.

Overall, there is a challenge to find a balance in the trade relationship between the USA and China, while the geopolitical and economic framework conditions are constantly changing.