Trump Says Threatened Tariffs on China ‘Not Sustainable’ (1)

President Donald Trump said high threatened tariffs with China were not viable as tensions between the world’s two largest economies intensify ahead of an expected face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

“It’s not sustainable,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business, in a clip aired on Friday, when asked whether the levies he has threatened to impose on China could remain in place without significantly affecting the economy. “But that’s what the number is, it’s probably not, you know, it could stand, but they forced me to do that,” he added.

Later, Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott ...