On Tuesday, Trump told reporters at the Oval Office the astronomical tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially.” He even promised to eschew hardball tactics, vowing to be “very nice” at the negotiating table and pledged not to mention the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
But Beijing has remained unmoved by the overtures. Instead, it has demanded Trump remove all tariffs on China.
“As the saying goes, ‘He who tied the bell must untie it,’” He Yadong, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry, told reporters Thursday.
cnn.com
What is it with this Administration and preemptively telling geopolitical rivals they'll give them everything they want BEFORE negotiations have even started? Trump blew up the Russia-Ukraine peace talks this way too.