President Donald Trump said at the United Nations General Assembly meeting Tuesday that he would not accept a “bad deal” in trade talks with China.
Trump said, “Our goal is simple. We want balanced trade that is both fair and reciprocal.”
But that may be a challenge. According to Senator Dan Sullivan, (R) Alaska, the United States never launched a trade war, it’s just that the Chinese communist party keeps violating its commitments.
Sullivan gained high-level experience with senior Chinese officials when he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs in the Bush Administration.
Sullivan said, “I’ve been in several meetings with senior Chinese. They’re gonna commit to this, commit to this, commit to this. They don’t follow through on anything.”
With just two weeks until the two sides meet again for trade negotiations, Senator Sullivan said Monday that to get a good deal, the U.S. must find a way to make China fulfill its part of any agreement.
Sullivan continued; “So my view is, a more reciprocal relationship. China keeping its promises that it makes, and having an enforceable mechanism by which to enforce the commitments that have been made, those are the recipes for a deal.”
However, China-expert and author, Gordon Chang said no matter what kind of deal is reached, it won’t last long.
“I actually don’t think in the long term the United States and China can have an enduring trade deal, as long as the communist party is in power, because what the United States would require is anathema to Xi Jinping and the Party.”
