In a CBS interview aired on Sunday, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said trade negotiations with China got “closer and closer”. He hailed that “we made good headway last week when Vice Premier Liu He was here.” And talks will continue this week with “a lot of teleconferencing”. He also added “a lot of very difficult topics for the first time are on the table and being resolved”. He has “guarded optimism, may- maybe more than guarded optimism so we’re- we’re gaining on it.”
Kudlow also said “great progress” was made on intellectual property theft. And “good progress” was made on “the forced transfer of technology, on the ownership.” But there are still “issues outstanding” including “enforcement related issues”.
But he emphasized: “In each and every place, (A) they’ve acknowledged their problems. That was a very big hurdle. And (B) what wasn’t on the table is on the table, and (C) we’re getting closer and closer.”
