Beijing Signals To President Trump that He Has To Work Harder To Meet President Xi At The G20

Is this a signal of the US to ease tensions? If so, it is too weak. Chinese people are now very distrustful of Washington, whose every move seems to be either a trick or bargaining chip. Beijing believes Washington tends to bully and be greedy, therefore it has toughened up. pic.twitter.com/8vxHRcDj0D

— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) June 18, 2019

WSJ: Beijing Slams Washington's Latest "Feeble Attempt" To Set Up Trump-Xi Meeting

With the deadline for arranging a meeting between the two world leaders coming down to the wire, Beijing would apparently like to make it clear to Washington that, if Trump wants a meeting with Xi in Osaka, he's going to need to work a little bit harder.

On an already busy Tuesday morning, Global Times editor Hu Xijin brushed off what he described as a feeble attempt by Washington to ease tensions with China in a tweet, threatening to revive trade fears as markets continue their MTD rebound.

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WNU Editor: They are going to meet. The alternative would be the U.S. raising tariffs even more, a prospect that will cost China dearly.