Tensions are escalating between the US and China ahead of a trade meeting in Switzerland. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are scheduled to meet with their Chinese counterparts to discuss trade relations amidst continuing tariffs. While Chinese officials claim the US initiated the talks, President Trump refutes this claim, asserting the US didn't request such discussions. The ongoing tariff war has led to mutual accusations and heightened tensions between these economic superpowers, affecting their diplomatic relations significantly.
The meeting between Chinese and US senior officials on economic matters was requested by the US side," China's spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian, wrote on X on Wednesday. "Recently, the US has said repeatedly it wants to negotiate with China.
They said we initiated? Well, I think they ought to go back and study their files, OK? I do think that," Trump told reporters Wednesday when asked about the upcoming meeting.
This tariff war was started by the US," Jian wrote in his Wednesday X post. "China firmly opposes the US's tariff hikes. Meanwhile, China is open to dialogue.
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