Trump Warns Beijing Against Stalling Trade Talks Until After US Election

Trump Warns Beijing Against Stalling Trade Talks Until After US Election
President Donald Trump speaks during a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) briefing on hurricane Dorian at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, on Sept. 1, 2019. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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President Donald Trump said Sept. 3 trade talks with China were going well, but warned the Chinese regime against stalling until after the election. He warned that if he were to win re-election, the deal would get “much tougher.”

“We are doing very well in our negotiations with China,” Trump wrote in a tweet, adding that Beijing could not afford to drag its feet in talks given the damage that U.S. tariffs were inflicting on companies and jobs in China.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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