Trump Says China’s Xi ‘Extremely Hard’ to Strike Deal With

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social early on June 4 that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was “extremely hard to make a deal with,” after aides said Trump is expected to have a trade negotiations call with Xi this week. “I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Trump wrote. The White House has yet to announce a date for the expected Trump–Xi trade talks. After Trump announced reciprocal tariffs in early April, China was the only country to retaliate with counter tariffs and non-tariff measures, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. But trade officials from both countries met in Geneva and announced a 90-day agreement on May 12, during which the high tariffs and retaliatory measures were supposed to be rolled back as further trade negotiations took place....