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US hopes ‘good deliverables’ will result from Trump visit
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THE United States is hoping for some “very good deliverables” when President Donald Trump visits China, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said yesterday, striking an upbeat tone amid trade tensions between the two countries.
Trump will likely visit China in November.
China’s relationship with the United States has been strained by the Trump administration’s criticism of China’s trade practices.
Meeting in Beijing, Ross told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang he and his delegation had been greeted very warmly which augurs well for Trump’s forthcoming trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“We are looking forward to a very good session including a lot of American CEOs and we hope there will be some very good deliverables,” Ross said.
Li told Ross that the two countries’ common interests far outweighed their differences and their economic and trade relationship had enormously benefited both countries and the world. “China is the world’s largest developing country while the United States is the world’s biggest developed country,” Li said.
“In addition to that, China and the United States are the largest trading partners with each other, so I think it is fair to say that our common interests far outweigh our differences and divergences,” he added.
“Over the years, economic and trade relations between our two countries have always served as a ballast for our overall bilateral relationship and also these important trade and economic relations have benefited enormously our two peoples as well as the whole world,” Li said.
He said China hopes the US will give fair treatment to Chinese companies’ investments there, as well as ease restrictions on high-tech exports.
Meeting earlier in the day, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan told Ross there was huge potential for cooperation and China was willing to “manage and control” disputes.
China was willing to create good conditions for Trump’s visit and ensure his trip was fruitful, Zhong added.
Xi and Trump met for the first time in person at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida in April. Trump has since played up his personal relationship with Xi, even when criticizing China over North Korea and trade.
The two sides launched a 100-day economic plan at that meeting, including industry-specific announcements such as the resumption of American beef sales in China.
Ross’s visit comes at a time of heightened trade tensions following Trump’s decision earlier this month to block a Chinese-backed private equity firm from buying a US-based chipmaker.
In August, Trump authorised an inquiry into China’s trade practices, the first direct trade measure by his administration against China.
During his campaign, Trump vowed repeatedly to declare China a currency manipulator once in office but in April backed off from that threat.
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