Potential Trade Deal With China ‘Moving in the Right Direction’: White House

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was also optimistic that U.S.–China trade tensions will diminish.

The White House is optimistic about a potential trade deal with China.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at an April 22 press briefing that President Donald Trump believes his administration is “doing very well” and “moving in the right direction” toward establishing a trade agreement with the Chinese communist regime.

Leavitt’s comments come soon after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested to a group of investors during a closed-door event in Washington that U.S.–China trade tensions could ease soon.

An administration official familiar with negotiations told The Epoch Times that Bessent said the situation is unsustainable and that both sides will de-escalate in the near future.

Bessent likened the current situation to an embargo as the world’s two largest trading powers have imposed hefty tariffs on each other.

Earlier this month, the administration imposed up to 245 percent tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country. Beijing retaliated with 125 percent levies on U.S. products.

In an April 14 interview with Bloomberg Television, Bessent expressed hope that the two countries could reach a deal. He noted that China requires “a special kind of formula” since it is America’s largest economic rival and military competitor.

“These are not a joke. I mean, these are big numbers,” Bessent said in the interview. “I think no one thinks they’re sustainable, wants them to remain here, but it’s far from a joke.”

China’s Finance Ministry in a statement on April 11 called the tariffs “excessively high” and “an act of unilateral bullying and coercion.”

The White House stated last week that the “ball is in China’s court” and that the Chinese regime needs to make a deal with the United States.

“We don’t have to make a deal with them,” Leavitt told reporters during a press briefing, quoting the president.

“There’s no difference between China and any other country except they are much larger, and China wants what we have, what every country wants: the American consumer. Or, to put it another way, they need our money.”

By Andrew Moran

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