onsdag 18. mars 2026

China Issues Warning to Trump as Upcoming Trip Delayed

Beijing's international trade representative warned Monday that President Donald Trump's latest moves on tariffs could harm the trade relationship between the two countries, hours before the U.S. president said he wanted to postpone his visit to China later this month.

Speaking in Paris, Li Chenggang said there was serious concern from the Chinese side over the Trump administration's trade investigations into manufacturing in foreign countries. “We are concerned that the possible results of such investigations may interfere with or damage the hard-won and stable China-U.S. economic and trade relations,” Li told reporters after high-level talks.

Meanwhile, officials in the Trump administration said the president might delay his trip to China because of the ongoing Iran war. Later Monday, Trump confirmed he wanted the trip delayed by a month or so.