{"id":64953,"date":"2025-05-01T06:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/64953\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T06:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T06:20:08","slug":"exclusive-a-stronger-china-waits-to-see-which-trump-adviser-will-come-out-on-top-on-tariffs-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/64953\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | A stronger China waits to see which Trump adviser will come out on top on tariffs: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China will hold off on entering <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3307082\/what-would-it-take-get-china-and-us-have-trade-talks?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">serious trade talks with the US<\/a> while it waits to see which of Donald Trump\u2019s advisers will have his ear and how other countries will respond to the 90-day pause on tariffs, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Trump administration was \u201ctoo divided\u201d and China was in no rush to negotiate an end to the tariff deadlock that Washington initiated, according to a source familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThere is no clear sign which clique will win,\u201d the source said, referring to the various camps of Trump\u2019s top advisers.<\/p>\n<p>Three of Trump\u2019s top trade advisers have divergent views on how to deal with China. <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3289407\/trump-picks-peter-navarro-be-senior-counsellor-trade-and-manufacturing?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Navarro<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/us\/us-elections\/article\/3285860\/trump-asks-lighthizer-key-figure-china-tariff-war-be-us-trade-chief-report-says?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Lighthizer<\/a> are known for their strongly protectionist positions and advocacy of US-China decoupling, while <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3307508\/us-treasury-chief-says-tariff-war-china-unsustainable-and-he-expects-it-ease?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Bessent<\/a>, the treasury secretary, thinks it is possible to get a trade deal with China to rebalance the trade system.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">To do so would risk \u201crevealing your cards when you don\u2019t even know who your opponent will eventually be\u201d, the source added.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, said in an article on Thursday that the US had recently sought to contact the Chinese \u201cthrough multiple channels\u201d to start trade talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China will hold off on entering serious trade talks with the US while it waits to see 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