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US has reached out to China to initiate tariff talks, CCTV says

(May 1): US President Donald Trump’s administration has been seeking contact with Beijing to initiate talks on the massive tariffs Washington has imposed on China, according to a state-run media outlet.

The US government recently reached out to China though various channels, Yuyuantantian, a Weibo account affiliated with China Central Television (CCTV) that regularly signals Beijing’s views on trade, said in a post. It cited unidentified people with knowledge of the matter, providing no further details.

The post casts a different light on behind-the-scenes manoeuvring between the world’s two largest economies. Trump has repeatedly said Chinese President Xi Jinping needs to contact him in order to begin tariff talks and earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it’s up to Beijing to take the first step to de-escalate the dispute.

Trump argued on Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting that a recent fall in cargo flows indicated that Beijing would soon need to engage with him. The president said he was “not happy” with the sharp decline in trade between the two nations because he wanted “China to do well” while treating the US fairly.

Trump later on Wednesday expressed confidence he would eventually speak with Xi, despite the Chinese leader’s reluctance to engage directly with his counterpart. “It will happen,” Trump said.

“China doesn’t need to talk to the US until it takes meaningful measures,” Yuyuantantian said in the post. From a negotiation standpoint, the US is “clearly the more anxious party at the moment”, it added, citing pressure the Trump administration faces on multiple fronts.

In Washington, official data showed the US economy contracted at the start of the year for the first time since 2022 following a monumental pre-tariffs import surge and more moderate consumer spending. The data provided a first snapshot of ripple effects from Trump’s trade policies.

At the same time, prices from some of the most popular sellers of made-in-China goods already suggest US shoppers will be paying a major portion of the bill despite Trump’s claim Beijing will bear the brunt of his 145% tariffs

kecian murica enduser kenot get goods

lol wanna play hardball with China but ends up being the chicken

jeng999

China's and every affected country's tariffs all drop or else no need talk.

Chinese speech damn 7 boring no flair

should reply with "you do not have the cards right now"

SOOOOOOOO

WHO CALL WHO FIRST NOW?

So China 1, US 0.

Start a fight but no contestant … now begging people to sign up

Habis laa AMDK licker

amdk sad after realized master strong is not actually strong

Murica blinked first?? Malu wei

meh...both sides are capable of saying anything they want. will just wait and see.

Orange clown make White House a circus doesn’t mean other countries should follow the 🤡

let gold rise to $5,000 first lah, why kecut bola now

This post has been edited by Freshmeat21: May 1 2025, 01:14 PM

White House will say otherwise:
Xi called Trump to ask for negotiation.

now trump need to kiss xjp ass,,,big 1,lidah must come out lick it

Fat luk gong china observer latest video say china dying?

Trump already blink?😅

Bad timing..china pubic holiday 5days

those banana kecut edi

regret didnt learn mandarin