Trump's Moves on Huawei Further Muddy the Waters, AEI Scholar Says
The hint of agreement on Huawei between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping “both solves nothing and increases the muddle and confusion,” American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar Claude Barfield blogged Monday. Trump “caved without any real pre-concessions from…
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Beijing -- the resumption of trade negotiations, no new tariffs while talks continue, no Chinese commitments on structural reform, and upfront easing of restrictions on Huawei,” Barfield wrote. At the same time, U.S. officials downplayed the value of the concessions to China, he said: “In a situation endemic to this administration, from the outset both the president and his top economic and security advisers attempted to redefine the results and walk back the extent of the concessions.” Experts said last week the net effect is unclear (see 1907020060).