WASHINGTON — President Trump defended his administration’s approach to resolving a trade war with China in a series of tweets Monday, following three days of negotiations with the Chinese that ended with little clarity. Mr. Trump, in an early morning tweet, initially questioned why Democrats and the previous administration did not “do something about Trade with China” before touting his administration’s ability to get the Chinese to make concessions. “On China, Barriers and Tariffs to come down for first time,” he wrote on Monday, following up with another tweet declaring: “Under our potential deal with China, they will purchase from our Great American Farmers practically as much as our Farmers can produce.”However, much remains unresolved, including how much — and what — the Chinese will actually agree to purchase and whether the country will make other changes that the administration has been pushing for, such as relaxing restrictions on American companies operating in China.

Source: New York Times May 21, 2018 12:05 UTC