Trump for tough stand on China Moon, Don to meet before Kim summit

■ US to decide after trade delegation returns

Washington, May 5: US President Donald Trump has indicated adopting a tough approach against China on trade disputes, as his high- powered delegation headed back home from Beijing after talks.

Trump said that he will meet the delegation, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, on Saturday. Other members of the delegation included Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, assistant to the President for Economic Policy Larry Kudlow, and assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro.

“Our high- level delegation is on the way back from China where they had long meetings with Chinese leaders and business representatives,” he said. “We will be meeting tomorrow to determine the results, but it is hard for China in that they have become very spoiled with US trade wins!” Trump tweeted.

US has a massive trade deficit of about $ 500 billion per annum with China. The Trump administration sought a reduction of $ 200 billion in trade deficit, which, according to reports, China has rejected.

Congressman Tim Ryan said Trump and his administration need a comprehensive, long- term Washington, May 5: Ahead of his muchawaited summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae- in at the White House on May 22, according to an official announcement on Saturday.

During the meeting, Moon will brief Trump on his recent summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong- un. Moon met with Kim Jong- un last week at a Korean border village during last week's inter- Korea summit. The two leaders agreed to end hostile acts against each other along their tense border, establish a liaison office

strategy in protecting American workers and industries from China’s harmful practices.

“China was cheating the US for years, and it’s time President Trump steps up and turn his talk into action. China has a longterm economic plan, a 20year plan, a 30- year plan, a 50- year plan, a 100- year and resume reunions of separated families.

They also agreed to achieve a nuclear- free Korean Peninsula, but failed to produce specific time frames and disarmament steps.

Trump himself is scheduled to have a summit meeting with Kim Jong- un, the date and venue for which “are decided and will be announced soon”.— PTI

plan,” he said. “We’re operating in a 24- hour news cycle and we better have a strategy as we start to take on this huge economic force,” Ryan said.

Meanwhile, Senator Chuck Grassley urged Trump to help soybean farmers as China has halted purchase of American soya beans.