Donald Trump’s four-week time frame to end US-China trade war is an ‘uncertain timetable’, says state media
- ‘Global Times’ editorial urges ‘patience is probably the most important thing’ after latest talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He
- Newspaper, which is closely afflicted with the ‘People’s Daily’, sets out four areas that still need to be resolved
Donald Trump’s four-week time frame for the United States and China to settle on an agreement to end the trade war is not guaranteed, with an editorial in a newspaper closely affiliated with Beijing urging patience “as neither side has made any promise that there will definitely be a deal.”
But while it is still uncertain when, or even whether, Beijing and Washington can reach a trade deal, the Global Times editorial appears to be an attempt to manage expectations.
“The fruit is not yet ripe, and if either side makes a hasty move to pick it, that side may have to pay an extra price or it may have to force the other side to pay an extra price,” said the editorial which was published on Monday. “It will incur serious problems down the road and weaken the deal’s ripeness and fairness.”
The Global Times, a publication affiliated with the flagship newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Daily, said Trump’s suggestion that a deal could be reached by the end of the month is “just an uncertain timetable”.