White House financial adviser Kevin Hassett offers a TV interview out of doors of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2025.
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National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett advised on Sunday that President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will have a dialog about commerce once this week.
Hassett stated, on the other hand, {that a} explicit date for a dialog between the 2 leaders has no longer been set.
“President Trump, we expect, is going to have a wonderful conversation about the trade negotiations this week with President Xi, that’s our expectation,” Hassett stated on ABC News’ “This Week.“
He adopted up through announcing that he is no longer positive if it is been scheduled for a selected date, “but it has been discussed that the two of them will talk about the Geneva agreement, which we’re all very favorably inclined towards.”
The “expectation is that both sides have expressed a willingness to talk,” he added.
“I’d like to also add that people are talking every day,” Hassett stated, noting that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s group is speaking with their Chinese opposite numbers “every day trying to move the ball forward on this matter.”
A dialogue between Trump and Xi would mark a significant step in negotiations between the 2 international locations, weeks after leaders of each international locations met in Switzerland and reached a 90-day commerce deal.
But tensions escalated remaining week, after Trump accused China of violating its initial commerce settlement with the U.S.
“So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!” Trump wrote in a social media put up.
Speaking to newshounds on Friday, Trump additionally stated that he anticipated he would most probably discuss to Xi in regards to the allegations over the commerce settlement.
Other Trump management officers have additionally criticized China in fresh days over sluggish growth on commerce negotiations and advised that long term talks could be coming.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated Sunday that China was once “just slow-rolling the deal.”
“I think slow-rolling is the right way to say it, and I think Donald Trump is on it,” Lutnick stated on “Fox News Sunday.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated remaining week on Fox News that commerce talks with China “are a bit stalled.”
“I believe that we will be having more talks with them in the next few weeks,” he stated.