Earlier this year, the Trump administration signed a mega-phase one with China.
Washington:
US President Donald Trump has so far ruled out a second-phase trade deal with China, saying relations between the two countries have been severely damaged by Beijing’s management of the coronavirus epidemic.
“Relations with China have been badly damaged. I don’t think about it now,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One when asked about the trade deal on Friday.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration signed a mega-phase one with China after intense negotiations between the two countries.
Relations between Washington and Beijing have deteriorated since the emergence of the new coronavirus. President Donald Trump has questioned Asian power plant management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The two countries also argued over China’s imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong, restrictions on American journalists, treatment of Uighur Muslims and security measures in Tibet.
“Relations with China were badly damaged. They could have stopped the plague, they could have stopped it, (but) they did not stop it. They prevented it from entering other parts of the China from Wuhan province. They could have stopped the plague, they didn’t do it, “said Trump.
The coronavirus, which first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has killed more than 130,000 people in the United States, with 3.1 million confirmed cases. The number of viruses in China stands at 4,641 with nearly 85,000 confirmed infections.
