President Trump receives letter from China - Today in the Oval Office, a delegation led by Liu He, Vice
Premier of the People’s Republic of China, met with President Trump and senior
Administration officials to discuss a new trade deal between the two global
powers.
Statement of the United States Regarding China Talks January 31, 2019 - For the last two days, high-ranking officials from the United States and China have engaged in intense and productive negotiations over the economic relationship between our two countries. The United States appreciates the preparation, diligence, and professionalism shown throughout these meetings by Vice Premier Liu He and his team.
The delegation read a
letter to President Trump from Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I hope our two
sides will continue to work with mutual respect,” President Xi wrote,
reaffirming that both leaders continue to maintain a close working
relationship.
“That’s a beautiful letter,” President
Trump said. For the past two days, high-ranking officials from the United
States and China have participated in intense and productive negotiations in
Washington. The Trump Administration is focused on reaching meaningful
commitments on structural issues and deficit reduction.
The talks covered a wide range of
issues, including: (1) the ways in which United States companies are
pressured to transfer technology to Chinese companies; (2) the need for
stronger protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in China;
(3) the numerous tariff and non-tariff barriers faced by United States
companies in China; (4) the harm resulting from China’s cyber-theft of United
States commercial property; (5) how market-distorting forces, including
subsidies and state-owned enterprises, can lead to excess capacity; (6) the
need to remove market barriers and tariffs that limit United States sales of
manufactured goods, services, and agriculture to China; and (7) the role of
currencies in the United States–China trading relationship.
The two sides also discussed the need to
reduce the enormous and growing trade deficit that the United States has with
China. The purchase of United States products by China from our farmers,
ranchers, manufacturers, and businesses is a critical part of the negotiations.
The two sides showed a helpful
willingness to engage on all major issues, and the negotiating sessions
featured productive and technical discussions on how to resolve our
differences. The United States is particularly focused on reaching meaningful
commitments on structural issues and deficit reduction. Both parties have
agreed that any resolution will be fully enforceable.
While progress has been made, much work
remains to be done. President Donald J. Trump has reiterated that the
90-day process agreed to in Buenos Aires represents a hard deadline, and that
United States tariffs will increase unless the United States and China reach a
satisfactory outcome by March 1, 2019. The United States looks forward to
further talks with China on these vital topics.
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike
Pence and Cabinet members, welcomes Chinese Vice Premier Liu He to the Oval
Office | January 31, 2019
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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