Beijing still states despite Trump’s opposite statements
China and USA “have no consultation or negotiated on duties”. This is what the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry has reiterated Guo Jiakun, regarding what was said on Thursday by the American president Donald Trump who, speaking in the oval study, said that “there is a direct contact between the USA and China” for a commercial agreement.
Guo, in the daily briefieng, added that “the United States should not deceive public opinion”. On any tariff exemptions for some American assets, the spokesman observed that he “not to be aware” of the story, inviting to consult “compensation authorities”.