Trump Says Mnuchin Going to China to Negotiate Trade in Days
- Trip will be Mnuchin’s first to China as Treasury secretary
- U.S. tariffs scheduled to take effect after May 15 hearing
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will depart for China to negotiate over U.S. trade disputes within days, President Donald Trump said.
“We have a very good chance of making a deal,” Trump said in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. If the two sides can’t reach agreement, he said, proposed U.S. tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese goods will take effect as planned.