Washington (AP) – Us President Donald Trump It is expected to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. Tiktok to continue operation In the US.
The call may also provide clues as to whether two leaders may meet in person and end the final agreement. Their trade war And where will you clarify The relationship between two superpowers around the world It might be the other side.
This will be the second call with Xi since Trump returns to the White House Sky High Tariff has been launched in ChinaTriggers back and forth Tensing trade restrictions Between the two biggest economies. However, Trump has expressed his willingness to negotiate a trade deal with Beijing. Faced with US ban Unless it’s a Chinese parent company Selling controlled stocks.
Another Trump and XI call on trade tensions
Two men too I spoke in June Relieve tensions over China’s restrictions Exporting rare earth elementsIt is used on everything from smartphones to fighter jets.
“You know, I’m talking to President XI on Friday that I have a relationship with Tiktok and that I have to trade,” Trump said Thursday. “And we’re very close to all of that deal.”
He said that the relationship with China was “very good,” but that pointed out. Russian war in Ukraine It could end if European countries impose higher tariffs on China. Trump didn’t say if he was planning to raise him. Beijing’s tariffs on the purchase of Moscow’s oillike he did in India.
While the Chinese Embassy in Washington on Thursday did not confirm calls between leaders or future summits, spokesman Liu Pengyu said, “State diplomacy plays an irreplaceable role in providing strategic guidance to China-US relations.”
Sang Yun, director of the China program at Washington-based think tank Stimson Centre, predicted a positive argument.
“Both sides are keen to see a leadership summit happen, but the details lie in what can be achieved for both the trade agreement and the summit,” Sun said.
Efforts to confirm Tiktok transactions
Following the US-China trade conference held in Madrid earlier this week, the US Treasury Department’s Treasury Department Scott Bescent said, We have reached framework trading As for Tiktok’s ownership, Trump and Xi will finalise it on Friday.
Trump believes the app helped him win another term. Deadline has been extended Several times for the app to be spun from the ordinances of the Chinese parent company. Under the law passed last year, it is necessary to allow Tiktok to continue operating in the United States under laws that seek to address data privacy. National Security Concerns.
Trump said Tiktok “has an incredible value” and the US “has the value in hand because we have to approve it.”
US officials are concerned about the roots and ownership of Baitedan, which points to Chinese laws requiring Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern is its own algorithm that fills what users see on Tiktok.
Chinese officials said Monday Consensus has been reached and agreeing to grant “using intellectual property rights” including algorithms and to entrust partners with the security of user data and content.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorti, a ranking Democrat for the House Selection Committee on the Communist Party of China, says Tiktok’s data and algorithms must be “really in the hands of America” in order to comply with the law.
More trade issues on the table
We and the Chinese officials have four Trade Consultation Round There is another possibility between May and September in the coming weeks. Both have it Paused high air tariffs It has been pulled back from strict export controls, but many issues remain unresolved.
Ali Wynn, senior research and advocacy advisor to the international crisis organization on US-China issues, said:
XI “caves that it could attempt to highlight China’s economic leverage and that continuing progress in bilateral relations depends on easing US tariffs, sanctions and export controls,” Wyne said.
No transactions have been announced regarding technology export restrictions, Chinese purchases of US agricultural products, or fentanyl. The Trump administration is leviing an additional 20% tariff on Chinese products related to allegations that Beijing was unable to stave off the flow of chemicals used to make opioids.
Trump’s second term trade war with Beijing cost us one of the top farmers markets. From January to July, American farm exports to the United States fell 53% compared to the same period last year. Some products suffered even greater damage: for example, US sorghum sales to China fell 97%.
American Soybean Association president Josh Gakkle said the results of Friday’s call will follow as China, the largest foreign buyer of US beans, suspended purchases of new crops this year.
“We still have time, and it’s encouraging for both countries to continue talking,” Gakkle said. “I think there’s growing frustration at the farmer level that we haven’t yet reached the deal.”
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Associated Press authors Josh Balk and Paul Wiseman contributed to the report.
