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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

Kek. I tariff u. But i cannot tahan i initiate talks.
Topkek maga.
Better off dont start the tariff thing

Thats just professional(which is a MUST in geopolitical arena), if not later say China this China that.

Orange lickers going to feel very malu wei ....

I think Trump gonna spin this into China is the one who initiated it. Actually don't care who reached out to who first, the only thing that matters is the outcome of trade talk. What will be US and China concessions

Must be fake news

Fake news! Trump aren't concern about -0.3% Biden's GDP drop

Rules of Kopitiam:

1. Unnamed sources reported by Reuters = Fake if the news say China kecut.

2. Weibo post = 100% legit if the news say Trump kecut.

3. Trump waive tariff = Kecut

4. CCP quietly waive tariff = Smart

5. You must spam at least one, "kecut kecut AMDK ass licker kok sucker," post.

its a trick to get ccp to reach out

Fog of war. Ex ccp colonel say need to let bullets fly for a while

This post has been edited by diffyhelman2: May 1 2025, 01:43 PM

Maybe reply like this?

Wumao 1
AMDK 0

Ports still empty

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/california/los.../?cam=portofla2

no need to deescalate, go ahead and shut embassies.

Source CCTV cannot be trusted

That day duno which feller laughing at china lmao

😂

US needs China to respond because they are the one throwing tariff. If no one takes the balls from US side, american will blame their president. US is well aware of the consequences but trump being trump think everyone will answer his call but china didnt LOL.

Donald Dumb: it's not true, i don't see it we are surrender, i can make a good deal, we can make a beautiful deal, they gonna eat whatever i said ~~

This post has been edited by The.Lucas.DaY: May 1 2025, 02:14 PM

You forgot salahan AMDK CIA

Kek

But those ADMK yesterday in /k said "China kecut" so proudly and loudly?

So how?

impossible
orange and usa always win

Sendiri provoke.
Sendiri reach out.
Malu

This post has been edited by smallcrab: May 1 2025, 03:06 PM

More believable than Trump saved 258 million people.

Kemaluan amat besarrrr

Already feel bodo now ?

Impossible... this must be fake news...

Anyway.... can't stand the heat, don't start the fire.
This case is start fire, blow smoke everywhere.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2025/0...-in-july/175159

Apparently China wants to see which US camp going to dominate, Bessent or Navarro, before committing to serious negotiations. Also they want to see the outcome of trade talks of other major countries first.

Don't expect trade war to end soon. Maybe not this year.

AMDK say fake news

He the aggressor, he also the beggar

Fake News this, mfker.

2025 Q1 GDP Growth:
🇨🇳 China: 5.4%
🇺🇲 USA: -0.3% (post edited, forgot to include the negative sign, bwahaha)



This post has been edited by pornoman2128: May 1 2025, 04:55 PM

One side the country GPD -0.3% going to recession.
In the future, we called it Trumpcession.

hahahaha

just let them burn

Once the ships are redirected elsewhere on new deals, it is not possible to restart old deals instantly even if tariffs are normalised.

Empty ports, empty shelves.. Pity the US citizens have to suffer because of a bunch of clowns in power

Don't ever question Simpsons prediction

Hahaha. Sendiri start buat hal, sendiri susahkan diri sendiri pergi settle.

Since china already pull out they won't again trust US. Talk what also no use. Damage is done.

MAGAI

Haha Trump pancut first

Stock market still ok no bloodbath 🤔

because both side starts talking liao that's why market up lah

deescalation soon

Both countries are desperate now cause they actually need each other but both also too ego to start the trade talk.

Desperate ur bodoh! Ur maga hat made in ccp and ur iphone too bodoh! And many others bodoh thing bodoh!

Bursa rally continue tomorrow