White House Warns China Tariffs Are Not A Bluff

Washington, April 6 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Apr, 2018 ) :Top US economic advisor Larry Kudlow on Friday warned a threat to hit China with tariffs on up to $150 billion of imports is not a negotiating ploy -- the White House wants a change in Chinese behavior.

Indicating a tough stance that escalates the risks of a trade war between the world's two largest economies, Kudlow told reporters that President Donald Trump believes China must move decisively to end intellectual property theft.

"Trump is not just using tariffs as a negotiating card, he's said that to me," Kudlow warned.

"Something has to change." Kudlow said that tariffs were still not a certainty and there were some "back channel" talks going on but "any foreign policy can go wrong." "What this is, is an attempt by a strong willed, strong backboned president to right some very bad wrongs in the trade area with respect to China." "Blame China, not Trump.

China has been practicing unfair and illegal trading practices for several decades, they are out of compliance with the World Trade Organization in many cases."