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| Trump says Xi will visit the US... will he make the trip? |
China isn't too happy with Donald Trump in the White House. It also doesn't help that he appointed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, who is hawkish on China.
So it isn't a surprise that the State Department has updated its China page with language Beijing isn't happy about.
According to Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu, the revised page is "distorting truth, denigrating China's foreign policy and touting 'US-China strategic competition.'"
Here are some examples of the differences between the Biden and Trump pages:
The Biden-era referred to...
"Fundamental freedoms"
"Shared challenges such as climate change and global public health crises"
"US assistance to China"
"Advancing the rule of law"
"Investing at home and protecting American workers and businesses"
The need to "work together with democratic allies"
The updated Trump page refers to...
"Principles of reciprocity and fairness"
"Malicious cyber activity"
"China's global trafficking of fentanyl precursors"
US-China trade and investment deficit data
"Forced labor and massive state subsidies"
"Gross violations of human rights"
Three days ago Trump said he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit the US, but didn't give a timeline.
He said this to reporters on Air Force One, and added, "it's possible" for the US and China to have a new trade deal, and that would mean having Xi speaking to Trump about easing trade tariffs.
"We'll have, ultimately, President Xi, we will have everybody coming [to the US]," Trump said, while speaking about other world leaders visiting as well.
It's all about the deal... will Xi make the pilgrimage trip?
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