White House Tightens Rhetoric with China on Tariffs

Washington, DC, December 5, 2018–President Trump has named U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as lead negotiator in the U.S.’s talks with China on trade. 

Lighthizer has long held a critical view of China and is known as a hard-nosed negotiator, reports Business Insider, so his appointment may signal administration’s positioning. 

The U.S. and China formed a truce, effective December 1, agreeing that they would not add additional tariffs for 90 days and would strive to reach an understanding on trade in that time.