Speaking to reporters at the White House, President Trump stated: "We are still negotiating with China. China wants a deal. The question is: Whether I want an agreement or not. ? Because I like what is happening now. "

Last month, Trump announced a unanimous preliminary trade deal with Beijing, but no formal agreement has yet been made. Previously, the deal was expected to be signed in mid-November, but experts said the deal could now be pushed to next year.

According to sources familiar with the situation, the White House boss wants Beijing to make more concessions to abolish existing tariffs and cancel plans to impose additional duties on US $ 156 billion of goods imported from China on July 15. twelfth. On November 19, Mr. Trump also threatened to raise taxes if a deal with Beijing was not reached.

On the other hand, the Commerce Department confirmed on the same day that it had started licensing some Chinese companies to supply non-sensitive products to China’s Huawei Technology Group.

Earlier, speaking to Fox Business Network, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the ministry had "received about 290 licensing requests. We have now started sending a 20-day plan, from deny as well as accept some offers. "

In May, the administration of US President Donald Trump listed Huawei as an economic blacklist, citing concerns about national security. On November 18, however, Washington again agreed to extend the license to support some rural network coordinators.