Trump says he plans to go to China “pretty early subsequent yr”

Washington — President Trump mentioned Monday throughout a gathering with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that he plans to go to China “pretty early subsequent yr.”

Mr. Trump had additionally mentioned Sunday in an interview with Fox Enterprise anchor Maria Bartiromo that he deliberate to satisfy with Chinese language President Xi Jinping on the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit in late October. 

Earlier this month, the president threatened an extra 100% tariff on Chinese language imports by early November, citing new Chinese language export controls — marking a major escalation within the U.S.-China commerce warfare. He conceded in his interview with Bartiromo, nonetheless, that this is able to not be sustainable. He additionally mentioned, “I am not seeking to destroy China.”