Trump calls dealing extremely difficult with XI with increasing tensions

Trump calls dealing extremely difficult with XI with increasing tensions

In a current comment, US President Donald Trump commented on the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and described him as "extremely difficult to negotiable". This remark falls during a time when the tensions between the two nations rise, just a few weeks after an agreement on the de -escalation of the trade conflicts.

Trump’s statements about XI Jinping

"I like President Xi from China , I have done that and I will always do that, but it is very hard and extremely difficult to negotiate !!!" Trump wrote in a contribution on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday morning Washington.

increasing tensions between the USA and China

The tensions have increased between the United States and China, since the expected trade talks between the two sides have stalled, just a few weeks after they had agreed a 90-day tariff in Geneva. This calm should prevent a harmful escalation of the tariffs, which was triggered by Washington's increase in taxes to Chinese imports.

Trump has accused China of having "violated" the agreement, while Beijing rejects this accusation and accuses the United States to take measures that "seriously" undermined the agreement.

The upcoming communication between Trump and XI

Current statements by Trump are in the context of a long -awaited call between him and XI, which has not yet been concluded. The White House had repeatedly indicated that such conversations that Washington considers as crucial for progress are imminent. Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that the two guides would probably speak "this week".

The trade strategy of the USA

In the past few months, Trump has repeatedly increased the tariffs to Chinese goods as part of its more comprehensive efforts to redesign the role of the United States in global trade and reverse the outsourcing of American jobs and the decline in the US industry. US tariffs on steel and aluminum have been doubled by 50 % since Wednesday, while the White House is also negotiating with a variety of countries.

Trump's most recent message to XI reflects some of his former friendly and even admiring statements towards the Chinese leader - one of the few strong men who praised Trump in his political career.

The influence of the trade talks on bilateral relationships

After the Geneva talks, US officials expected that China would loosen the export restrictions for rare earths and associated products. These were introduced as a retaliation against Trump's “mutual” tariffs on Chinese goods. The raw materials are of crucial importance for everything, from iPhones and electric vehicles to large armaments such as F-35 fighter aircraft and rocket systems.

But the restrictions were not lifted, which led to considerable dissatisfaction within the Trump administration and had a number of new measures against China.

China's reaction to US policy