Officials and Chinese national media were quiet this week even after US President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to raise even higher tariffs on Chinese imports if they could not reach them. get a deal.

The silence of Chinese media in the past week while President Trump continued to speak out in opposition to US officials as they repeatedly issued statements about the potential to complete the "phase 1" agreement that the President launched over 1 month ago.

In the 17 months since the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Washington and Beijing slapped billions of dollars in tariffs.

“China will have to come to an agreement in my opinion. If not, taxes will increase, "Mr. Trump shared with the press on November 19. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross meanwhile said the White House was optimistic that an agreement would be reached.

Sharing with Fox Business Network on November 19, Minister Ross said that the possibility of a successful "phase 1" agreement depends on refining the details, although he emphasized the position of President Trump that the country The US will still be okay if this deal fails to materialize.

Mr. Ross also said that China’s promise to buy US $ 50 billion of US agricultural products annually could still be included in the final agreement, although this figure accounts for nearly 40% of China’s total agricultural imports. , worth USD 136.7 billion last year.