Beijing empties Trump: neither talks nor negotiations on duties

There was no last telephone conversation between President Xi Jing and his US counterpart, Beijing announced today, denying statements made last week by Donald Trump. “As far as I know, the two Heads of State did not recently had a telephone conversation. I would like to remind you that China and the United States have not begun consultations or duties negotiations, “said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun. In an interview with Time Magazine last week, Donald Trump “revealed” that he had a telephone conversation with Xi Jing, without giving any information about the content of the conversation or the time of it. To the question “has Si Jinging you called you?”, Donald Trump replied “yes” and then added: “He phoned. And I think this is not a sign of weakness on his part. ” In addition to the supposed phone call, Trump asserts in his interview that talks aimed at duties are underway between Washington and […]
Source: News Beast

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