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The UK has a trade deficit with the United States. President Trump is concerned about the trade surpluses that countries around the world are running with the United States: That's not the case for the UK. And so we will work with the Trump administration to get a good deal for Britain and make the case as well for the continuation of that strong trade and investment relationship between our two great countries."
Ms Reeves told Sky News
China is convinced Americans want to contain it,
Bremmer said
I'm betting this time next year… we'll be surprised on the upside in the relationship,
said Allison, best known for his 2017 book, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?I think it is not possible, but likely that President Trump will surprise us in building a more constructive, productive relationship with China,
Allison said in an email on Tuesday
We are in a new environment, a more dangerous, more turbulent environment,
Wong told university students on Tuesday in comments posted by the Straits Times newspaperIn the United States and many other developed economies, consumers have enjoyed cheaper products as a result [of imports]—but their manufacturers have struggled to compete."
The Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank said
In terms of foreign trade, we don't seek trade surplus; we want to import more competitive quality products and services to promote balanced trade,
he told attendees at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos
Americans benefit from and deserve an America first trade policy. Therefore, I am establishing a robust and reinvigorated trade policy that promotes investment and productivity, enhances our nation's industrial and technological advantages, defends our economic and national security, and—above all—benefits American workers, manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, and businesses."
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I do understand that President Trump is concerned about countries that are running large and persistent surpluses on the trade balance with the U.S. That's not the case for the U.K.,
the U.K.'s Chancellor Rachel Reeves told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin
We are not part of the problem here. So we, the UK, increased trade with President Trump last time he was in office,
she said, speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, SwitzerlandThey treat us very, very badly. So they're going to be in for tariffs,
Trump said of the EU
Protectionism leads nowhere and there are no winners in a trade war,
Ding said, without mentioning Trump directly
Europe will stay the course."
Trump announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, which von de Leyen defended as the "best hope for all humanity" and vowedWe will be pragmatic but we will always stand by our principles, to protect our interests and uphold our values,
she saidIt has increased the interest in Davos because people feel they need to come together to better understand what's on its way,
Brende told AFP in an interview
Europeans will struggle to find internal unity or global power in leading an outright resistance to the new administration,
the ECFR report's authors saidThe concentration of power by Trump is unprecedented in recent U.S. history. He may be the only one China can speak to from a practical perspective,
said Bo Zhengyuan, a Shanghai-based partner at consultancy Plenum
Trump is a businessman at heart, his considerations are more pragmatic, he is not interested in ideology,
said Wang Dong, an international relations professor at Peking UniversityWe will see whether the U.S. will return to a more pragmatic and rational state, so that both sides can further enhance China-U.S. relations and return to the track of healthy, stable and sustainable development,
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Trump wants a deal. Otherwise, he would have shot up China on day one,
said Alicia Garcia Herrero, chief economist for the Asia Pacific at Natixis