US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives in Beijing today and is set to kick start trade negotiation with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He. Mnuchin told reporter he’s “thrilled to be here” upon arriving his hotel. The delegation planned to leave Friday evening.
Ahead of the meeting, the official China Daily said in a editorial that it will “stand up to the US’ bullying as necessary”. And “as a champion of globalisation, free trade and multilateralism, it will have strong support from the international community”. It warned that “the US wants greater access to China’s market, but it should not use trade actions as a battering ram to force China to open its doors.”
Trump still claimed he always has a good relationship with Chinese President Xi in his tweet ahead of the meeting.
