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Trump warns China about stalling bilateral trade deal

Tuesday, 03 September 2019 5:39 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 03 September 2019 5:44 PM ]

Container trucks arrive at the Port of Long Beach on August 23, 2019 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by AFP)

US President Donald Trump has warned China against stalling trade negotiations until after the 2020 presidential election.

Trump tweeted on Tuesday that trade terms for would be "much tougher" for China when he is re-elected as president.

....And then, think what happens to China when I win. Deal would get MUCH TOUGHER! In the meantime, China’s Supply Chain will crumble and businesses, jobs and money will be gone!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2019

Trump has plunged the US into a trade war with China imposing tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports in an escalating dispute between the world's top two economies.

PressTV-US, China impose new tariffs as trade war escalates

The trade war between the US and China has escalated as the two sides once again started imposing more tariffs on each other’s products.

Trump suggested China is waiting out his presidency to end so it could continue trade talks with a new administration.

"... I am sure they would love to be dealing with a new administration so they could continue their practice of “ripoff USA”($600 B/year)," Trump tweeted.

Trump added that aspects of China's economy were "crumbling" due to the delay in the trade deal.

Trump said last month that he was increasing existing and planned tariffs by 5 percent on about 550 billion dollars worth of Chinese imports.

PressTV-'US to hit $300bn worth of Chinese goods with tariffs'

Trump has said he will impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1 amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.

Beijing, in response, announced its own retaliatory measures against US commodities.

Meanwhile, China filed a complaint against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying it would defend its legal trade rights in accordance with international regulations.