U.S. President Donald Trump declined to set a deadline Wednesday for levying tariffs on another $325 billion of Chinese goods, and called the relationship with Beijing good but "testy," after China walked back commitments for a trade deal.
The president, who said he still plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month, has repeatedly threatened to escalate an already months-long trade war by putting tariffs on nearly all of the remaining Chinese imports that are not already affected by U.S. levies. Those goods include products such as cellphones, computers and clothing. Asked if he had a deadline for China to make progress toward a deal before facing the further penalty, Trump said no.
"I have no deadline; my deadline is what's up here," he told a news conference, gesturing to his head. "We'll figure out the deadline. Nobody can quite figure it out."