{"id":103435,"date":"2025-05-01T14:09:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=103435"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:09:53","slug":"trump-administration-reaching-out-to-china-for-tariff-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/103435\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration &#8216;reaching out to China&#8217; for tariff talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan(National Times)- BEIJING: US officials under President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration have reached out to their Chinese counterparts for talks on vast tariffs that have hammered markets and\u00a0<em>global supply chains<\/em>, a Beijing-backed outlet said on Thursday citing sources. Punishing US tariffs that have reached 145% on many Chinese products came into force in April, while Beijing has responded with fresh 125% duties on imports from the United States. And on Thursday\u00a0<em>Yuyuan Tantian<\/em>, a Chinese outlet linked to state broadcaster\u00a0<em>CCTV<\/em>, said citing sources that Washington was &#8220;proactively&#8221; reaching out to China via &#8220;multiple channels&#8221; for talks on the tariffs. &#8220;From a negotiation standpoint, the US is currently the more anxious party,&#8221; the outlet, which blends analysis with news reporting, said on the X-like platform Weibo. &#8220;The Trump administration is facing multiple pressures,&#8221; it added.\u00a0<em>AFP\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>has reached out to China&#8217;s foreign ministry for comment. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs. And on Wednesday Trump reiterated there was a &#8220;very good chance we&#8217;re going to make a deal&#8221;. &#8220;But we&#8217;re going to make it on our terms and it&#8217;s got to be fair,&#8221; he told a\u00a0<em>NewsNation<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;town hall&#8221;. Beijing has vehemently denied any talks are taking place while repeatedly urging the United States to engage in dialogue in a &#8220;fair, respectful and reciprocal&#8221; manner. But it has also said it will fight a trade war to the bitter end if needed, with a video posted on social media this week by its foreign ministry vowing to &#8220;never kneel down!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- BEIJING: US officials under President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration have reached out to their Chinese counterparts for talks on vast tariffs that have hammered markets and\u00a0global supply chains, a Beijing-backed outlet said on Thursday citing sources. 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