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Ball in China's court for trade talks, White House says
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Posted on April 15, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
President Trump is open to a trade deal with China, but the White House insists Beijing must make the first move, emphasizing that the ball is in China's court.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is open to making a trade deal with China but Beijing should make the first move, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday, citing a statement from the president earlier in the day.
"The ball is in China's court: China needs to make a deal with us, we don't have to make a deal with them," Leavitt told a press briefing. "The president has made it quite clear that he's open to a deal with China."
(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Katharine Jackson)
The main topic is the ongoing trade negotiations between the US and China, with a focus on the White House's stance that China needs to make the first move.
The White House, through Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, stated that President Trump is open to a trade deal but emphasized that China must initiate the process.
China is expected to make the first move in the trade negotiations with the US, as per the White House's statement.
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