Trump’s outside China advisor says there will not be a breakthrough in trade talks soon

01/25/2019

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Tucker Higgins | CNBC

  • President Donald Trump’s outside advisor on China says he doesn’t expect a breakthrough in talks in the “near term.”
  • Michael Pillsbury, director of the Center for Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute and a noted China hawk with the ear of the president, suggests that he expects a planned meeting between U.S. and Chinese negotiators scheduled for the end of the month to conclude without a trade deal.

    President Donald Trump’s outside advisor on China said on Wednesday that he didn’t expect a breakthrough in trade talks in the “near term.”

    Michael Pillsbury, director of the Center for Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute and a noted China hawk with the ear of the president, suggested that he expected a planned meeting between U.S. and Chinese negotiators scheduled for the end of the month to conclude without a trade deal.

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