The White House said on Thursday that the U.S. and China made progress in their trade talks this week, but added that “much work remains to be done” and insisted that March 1 is a “hard deadline” for negotiations – and tariff increases if a deal cannot be reached.
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Trump says ‘we just can’t make that deal’ with China, warns of more tariffs
President Trump on Wednesday said he could not accept the trade terms China is offering and said tariffs on billions of dollars in additional Chinese goods could be forthcoming. “We’ve done very well in our negotiation with China, but we’re not prepared to make the deal that they’d like to make,” Trump said in a meeting with congressional leaders. “We’ll continue to talk to China. I have great respect for President Xi. He’s really a very special guy. But right...