Trump says he will not lower China tariffs to kick off trade talks

The Manila Times

Trump says he will not lower China tariffs to kick off trade talks  US President Donald Trump holds a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office for his new ambassador to China, former US Senator David Perdue, who takes the post amid trade-war tensions between the two countries. "No," says Trump succinctly in response to a reporter asking the US President if he would consider bringing down his 145 percent tariffs on goods from China to get them to the negotiation table.   DC POOL / REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #worldnews  #donaldtrump  #china  #tarrifs

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00:00...to announce that I've just signed a proclamation officially designating tomorrow, May 8th,

00:06as a victory day for World War II, commemorating the 80th anniversary of America's victory

00:13in the Second World War.

00:15Raise your right hand.

00:17Aye.

00:18Aye.

00:18Stephen.

00:19Aye.

00:19David Perdue.

00:20Do solemnly swear.

00:22Do solemnly swear.

00:23That I will support and defend.

00:24That I will support and defend.

00:26The Constitution of the United States.

00:28The Constitution of the United States.

00:30And now we send you on your way.

00:32Lots of luck.

00:34We're right behind you, David.

00:35We're looking forward to seeing you over there, sir.

00:37Okay.

00:37Have a good time.

00:38The next president may ask that Russia was asking for too much to end the war.

00:42Given that, do you still have confidence that...

00:44When did he say that?

00:46...earlier this morning.

00:47Well, it's possible that he's right.

00:48He may know some things that...

00:50Because I've been dealing with this and some other things.

00:53But we are getting to a point where some decisions are going to have to be made.

01:00I'm not happy about it.

01:02I'm not happy about it.

01:04Okay.

01:05Isn't the U.S. position that Iran can have an enrichment program as long as it doesn't reach a weapons...

01:10We haven't made that decision yet.

01:12We will.

01:13But we haven't made that decision yet.

01:14Mr. President?

01:15China said...

01:16China says in order to have substantive negotiations, you have to bring down your 145% tariffs.

01:22Are you open to pulling back your tariffs in order to get China to the negotiating table?

01:26No.

01:27Mr. President?

01:29What does China need to do on fentanyl specifically?

01:31What do you want to see them do?

01:32Well, they have to stop fentanyl from coming in.

01:34That'll be a very big part.

01:36And I had that understanding with President Xi before I left last time.

01:40And we had a deal.

01:42And he would have honored the deal.

01:43And he would have honored the deal.

02:13And he would have honored the deal.

02:14So...

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