The thaw restarts Between USA And Chinawhile the German Chancellor Friederich Merzon his first visit to the White housesuccessfully exceeds the proof of the fire of the oval study despite the differences on theUkraine he is duties. To resume the dialogue Between Washington And Beijing It was a interview Between Donald Trump and the Chinese president XIup American initiative According to China. The tycoon reported on Truth of a “Excellent phone call»Of an hour and a half”focused almost entirely on trade (there was no mention of Russia/Ukraine or of theIran) », Which led to one also lightened on rare landsone of the nodes who had blocked the negotiations.
The Donald therefore announced that «the respective ones Team will meet shortly on a seat to be defined “and that the USA will be represented not only by the secretary to Treasure Scott Bessentbut also from the secretary to Howard Lutnick trade and by the representative for the Trade of the United States Jamieson Greer. Trump also revealed that XI he “politely invited me and the First Lady to visit the China», And that he has reciprocated. Then in the Oval study he assured that will visit the dragonon the day when the news also arrived that theduties effect has more than halved In April the US commercial deficitbringing it to 61.6 billion dollars. Cordial but not without pointing the report of the phone call by the Chinese leader, according to the media of Beijing.
XI he said it is necessary “straighten the trajectory” from the bilateral relationshipsput to the test by Commercial and diplomatic disputesand that “to bring the large ship of the United China-Stati reports We must firmly take the direction and Establish a clear routerejecting any firmness interference or even sabotage». In recent days Trump he had accused Beijing not to have respected the terms of the commercial respite 90 days negotiated in May between the two countries a Genevabut the Dragon he downloaded on USA the responsibility of having compromised them.
XI He also reiterated the Taiwan red line: “The United States they must manage the question with caution to prevent the small minority of separatists that supports’Taiwan’s independence‘drag the China and the United States in a dangerous situation of conflict and clash». Open dialogue also with the German chancellor, cordially received from Trump in Oval studywithout the ambush aimed at the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky And then to the South African one Cyril Ramaphosa. Perhaps thanks also to the absent Elon Muskwith which the tycoon sanctioned the break in front of the cameras by making it the News of the day.
But Merzlanded with the aim of relaunch the transatlantic axiscollected various Well donefromIncreased for military expenses to qualities of man soon in the negotiations. “I know you are now spending more money for the defensea lot more money, and this is one good thing“, He said Trumpwho now asks the countries of theAlliance to get to 5% of the GDP. The American president also did not directly attacked his guest on the thorny question of German commercial surpluswhile the latter abstained from exposing their divergences too abruptly on conflict triggered byRussian invasion of Ukraine in 2022while clearly soliciting a greater pressure on Moscow.
Trump he assured that the USA they will have “a Great commercial agreement with Germany», In which he also wants to insert the dossier Gas and oiland also with the EU“Of which you are a large part”. In Exchange of conveniences, Merz he donated to tycoon The birth certificate of the grandfather of the American president, Friedrich Trumpborn in 1869 in the village of Kallstadtin Rhine. “He was a good German,” he replied The Donaldpromising that he will hang him in a “place of honor».