Hassett: Trump will have 'a wonderful conversation' this week with Xi [View all]
Source: ABC News
June 1, 2025, 11:53 AM
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that he expects President Donald Trump to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week on tariffs.
"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 told anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday.
Currently, China has a 30% tariff level for goods coming into the U.S., which is reduced from the original 145% Trump levied. A 90-day reprieve from the 145% tariffs was given with the intent that the two countries would negotiate a wider trade deal.
Hassett said he was unsure of the exact date the two leaders would plan to speak to each other. "I'm not sure, George, because you never know in international relations, but my expectation is that both sides have expressed a willingness to talk. And I'd like to also add that people are talking every day, so [U.S. Trade Representative] Jamieson Greer, his team and President Xi's team in China, they're talking every day trying to move the ball forward on this matter."
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