U.S.-China trade talks end for the day with no announcement of a deal
Trade talks between the U.S. and China have ended for the day Friday with no announcement of an agreement.
"They were constructive discussions between both parties, that’s all we are gonna say. Thank you,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, according to tweets from reporters waiting outside the office of the U.S. trade representative, where the talks were held.
The end to the negotiating round follows a series of tweets from President Trump earlier Friday defending his decision to more than double tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, putting the rest of the world on notice that he will follow through on his protectionist agenda no matter the blowback.
In the morning tweets, Trump said that talks with Chinese leaders would continue, but he repeatedly warned that China should “not renegotiate deals with the U.S. at the last minute.”
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So much for the art of the deal.