President Donald Trump said Friday that China was “TOTALLY” violating a trade agreement with the United States.
Trump’s claim comes just weeks after the two nations agreed to ease tariffs temporarily. Trump did not specify what China did to violate the agreement.
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“I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation, and I didn’t want to see that happen. Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!” the president added.
Under the agreement, the U.S. reduced tariffs on Chinese imports to 30%, down from 145%. Meanwhile, China reduced its tariffs on American imports to 10%. This agreement was to stay for 90 days.
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On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks with China had “stalled.”
“I would say that they are a bit stalled. I believe that we will be having more talks with them in the next few weeks, and I believe we may at some point have a call between the president and [Chinese Communist] Party Chair Xi,” Bessent said.