Donald Trump intends to appoint his representative in trade negotiations with China Robert Lighthizer, who was the initiator of the introduction of duties on Chinese goods. This was reported by the Financial Times.
According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump intends to appoint a representative in trade negotiations with China Robert Lighthizer, who already held this post during his first presidential term.
The FT noted that the former official ‘forced Beijing’ to sign an agreement to increase purchases of US goods and services worth $200bn over two years. Robert Lighthizer was the initiator of the imposition of duties on Chinese goods.
The return of the ‘chief protectionist’ to an important position may cause concern in the PRC, says the newspaper.
Recall, earlier NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the West, and primarily the US, is allegedly threatened by the increased interaction between Russia, China, DPRK and Iran, and he intends to discuss this with Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election.
