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Top Trump trade officials still at odds after profane shouting match in Beijing
Source: Washington Post
Top Trump trade officials still at odds after profane shouting match in Beijing
By Damian Paletta May 16 at 6:42 PM
Two top trade advisers to President Trump had an expletive-packed shouting match during their trip to Beijing earlier this month, three people familiar with the exchange said, part of an ongoing turf war that is dividing the team negotiating new trade arrangements with China.
The fight erupted when senior White House adviser Peter Navarro complained to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about being excluded from key meetings with Chinese leaders, the three people said. The two argued about the team’s internal dynamic and whether it was functioning adequately.
They were in Beijing as part of an official visit, trying to deliver on Trump’s demand that China make dramatic changes in its trade policy.
Little progress was made during the meeting, though White House officials were hoping to make more progress during new talks this week.
The unresolved feud has contributed to the White House’s uneven approach to its trade negotiations with China in recent days, as White House officials have given different, at times contradictory descriptions about the discussions’ aims and what is and what isn’t up for debate. The discord could create a window for Chinese leaders to try to play advisers off each other during sensitive trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies.
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By Damian Paletta May 16 at 6:42 PM
Two top trade advisers to President Trump had an expletive-packed shouting match during their trip to Beijing earlier this month, three people familiar with the exchange said, part of an ongoing turf war that is dividing the team negotiating new trade arrangements with China.
The fight erupted when senior White House adviser Peter Navarro complained to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about being excluded from key meetings with Chinese leaders, the three people said. The two argued about the team’s internal dynamic and whether it was functioning adequately.
They were in Beijing as part of an official visit, trying to deliver on Trump’s demand that China make dramatic changes in its trade policy.
Little progress was made during the meeting, though White House officials were hoping to make more progress during new talks this week.
The unresolved feud has contributed to the White House’s uneven approach to its trade negotiations with China in recent days, as White House officials have given different, at times contradictory descriptions about the discussions’ aims and what is and what isn’t up for debate. The discord could create a window for Chinese leaders to try to play advisers off each other during sensitive trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/16/top-trump-trade-officials-still-at-odds-after-profane-shouting-match-in-beijing/
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Bound to come flying apart with so many loose screws, the oil just ensures its certainty.
