The president of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced Friday that the tariff meeting between US representatives and China, which agreed with its Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingwill be held next Monday in London.
“The Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besent; The Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnickand the United States commercial representative, the ambassador Jamieson Gererwill meet in London on Monday, June 9, 2025 with representatives of Chin, in relation to the trade agreement, “said Truth Social.
The leaders of both superpowers held a telephone call on Thursday, which the US president described as “very positive”, in which they were located to have a meeting to work in a commercial pact after the tensions between both countries by the tariffs. “The meeting should do very well”Trump added.
That telephone exchange occurred after last week Trump accused China, without giving details, of violate the bilateral agreement of tariff pauses reached in May After a meeting in Geneva that had served to relieve tensions between both nations.
Beijing later replied with the argument that It was Washington who violated the agreement by imposing new chips restrictions or the cancellation of visas to Chinese students announced in the last week.
Both powers had agreed to a three -month tariff truce for which the USA committed to reduce its levies from 145 % to 30 %, and China from 125 % to 10 % in an attempt to open the door to a broader agreement.
China is the main producer and exporter of rare earths in the world, as it controls 70 % of the world market, and has activated important export restrictions that have especially affected the US, to Europe and Asian countries.
During Thursday’s call, Xi also invited Trump and the first lady (Melania Trump) To visit China.
As president, Trump has visited China only once, in November 2017, at the beginning of his first mandate (2017-2021), before the rivalry between the two countries was exacerbated until the current dimensions, while Xi visited Trump in Mar-A-Lago (Florida) in April of that same year.
