US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said in Tokyo today that both countries are still “very far apart” on resolving trade frictions. Branstad, was present at the meeting between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing earlier this month. He noted that “there are many areas where China has promised to do but haven’t. We want to see a timetable. We want to see these things happen sooner or later.”
He added that Trump would like to see a “dramatic increase” in food exports to China and “we’d like to see China being just as open as the United States.”
Trade talks will resume today with Liu arrived in Washington.
