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Trump Presses China to Make Tariff Offer to Calm Trade War (2)

April 16, 2025, 7:36 AM UTC
Hadriana Lowenkron
Hadriana Lowenkron
Stephanie Lai
Stephanie Lai

President Donald Trump called on China to reach out to him in order to kick off negotiations aimed at resolving the escalating trade fight between the world’s two largest economies.

“The ball is in China’s court. China needs to make a deal with us. We don’t have to make a deal with them,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, reading what she said was a statement Trump dictated.

WATCH: President Donald Trump says China should be the one starting trade deal negotiations. Source: Bloomberg

“There’s no difference between China and any other country except they are much larger, and China wants what we have, what every country wants, what we ...

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