{"id":2419361,"date":"2025-04-03T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-ambassador-predicts-deal-not-war-over-tariffs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:18:06","slug":"bidens-china-ambassador-predicts-deal-not-war-over-tariffs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-ambassador-predicts-deal-not-war-over-tariffs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s China ambassador predicts \u2018deal\u2019 not \u2018war\u2019 over tariffs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-china-ambassador-predicts-deal-not-war-over-tariffs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assassination-attempts-have-given-trump-greater-sense-of-mission-byron-york-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Assassination attempts have given Trump greater \u2018sense of mission\u2019: Byron York - Washington Examiner\">article discusses insights<\/a> from Nicholas burns, the former U.S. ambassador to China during the Biden administration, regarding U.S.-China trade relations amidst escalating tariffs. Burns suggests that the recent tariffs imposed by President Trump are more of an initial negotiating tactic than a definitive step toward a trade war, emphasizing the importance of negotiation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-rebukes-china-for-human-rights-abuses-in-call-with-chinese-diplomat\/\" title=\"Blinken Rebukes ... for Human Rights Abuses in Call with Chinese Diplomat\">international relations<\/a>. He believes both countries are engaged in a strategic &#8220;chess match&#8221; rather than heading towards irreversible conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Burns describes the tariffs as proportional responses rather than aggressive moves intended to destabilize the trade relationship. He predicts that a trade deal is more likely than a prolonged trade war, especially given the ancient context of previous negotiations between the U.S. and China. He notes that Trump aims to reestablish a positive rapport with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which he sees as crucial as Xi holds ultimate decision-making power in China. Burns concludes by stressing the importance of a summit meeting to resolve trade issues, indicating that direct dialog between the leaders is necessary for moving the relationship forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden&rsquo;s China ambassador predicts &lsquo;deal&rsquo; not &lsquo;war&rsquo; over tariffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2081753\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Frightening predictions of a trade war with China over President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3368470\/trump-bets-presidency-on-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new tariffs<\/a> and Beijing&rsquo;s response to U.S. &ldquo;bullying&rdquo; are being downplayed by the former Biden-era ambassador to Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime diplomat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/245011\/bidens-china-ambassador-confirmed-after-passage-of-uyghur-forced-labor-bill-lifts-rubio-hold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nicholas Burns<\/a> said Trump&rsquo;s move on Wednesday was likely an opening bid in the new administration&rsquo;s path to a trade deal and a renewed friendly relationship between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a> and Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3367299\/tesla-attacks-political-unrest-spark-self-defense-gun-sales\/\">Tesla attacks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-attacks-and-political-unrest-spark-self-defense-gun-sales-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tesla attacks and political unrest spark \u2018self-defense\u2019 gun sales - Washington Examiner\">political unrest spark &#038;lsquo<\/a>;self-defense&rsquo; gun sales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3366232\/voters-democrats-dump-kamala-harris-2028-election\/\">Voters agree: Democrats should tone it down, dump Harris in 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3365475\/craig-shirley-book-trump-comeback-campaign\/\">Book on Trump comeback to highlight &lsquo;most historic&rsquo; campaign ever<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a hiccup. It&rsquo;s a major issue and a major challenge,&rdquo; Burns told students at Harvard University, where he is returning as a professor.<\/p>\n<p>But it&rsquo;s just a first step, he added, in a chess match the United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/China\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> seem to always be engaged in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that the 20% tariffs that President Trump has put on and the corresponding 20% tariffs that the Chinese have now applied to match us, they&rsquo;re proportional. Neither has started from a level where they&rsquo;re trying to set the world on fire or bring the house down in the trade relationship,&rdquo; Burns said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The U.S. and China: Navigating the World's Most Important Bilateral Relationship\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6t95OxmXlNM?start=2369&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a guess from me, and I think from other people that we may be looking at the initial maneuvering and leveraging, which is customary in these types of negotiations. But I wouldn&rsquo;t be surprised if by some point this year, maybe just before or at a first summit meeting, they end up in a trade deal rather than a sustainable sustained trade war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Burns, appearing at Harvard&rsquo;s Kennedy School Institute of Politics, noted that Trump wants to revive the good relationship he had with Xi in the first administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re using that right now to try to leverage themselves, our position. But I do think a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sustained trade war wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be in the interest of either country, and that President Trump has been talking publicly about a summit meeting, and they made a trade deal the last time. So I think I would put my bet there,&rdquo; said Burns.<\/p>\n<p>Tariffs have long been a fact in U.S.-China trade. Burns said that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> maintained Trump&rsquo;s tariffs and added his own.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128308; LIVE in the JFK Jr. Forum: Nick Burns (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNicholasBurns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RNicholasBurns<\/a>) discusses the many facets of the critical U.S.\/China relationship &amp; his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to the People&#8217;s Republic of China under the Biden Administration.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uG0omuvM01\">https:\/\/t.co\/uG0omuvM01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Institute of Politics (@HarvardIOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarvardIOP\/status\/1907195771746656269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump has not had much to say about his plans for China. That could become clearer in Thursday&rsquo;s Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/hearings\/nominations-04-03-2025\" title=\"\">confirmation hearing<\/a> of the president&rsquo;s pick to replace Burns, David Perdue, a former U.S. senator from Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the end, Burns said, for Trump to end up with a deal it would have to come during a summit because Xi has the final say in the communist country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From what I can see, President Trump wants to have a close relationship with President Xi, that was true of President Biden as well, and that they&rsquo;ve been talking about a summit meeting. We&rsquo;ll see if one is held. But in the Chinese system, you&rsquo;ve got to get to that summit, because Xi Jinping is the person who decides everything, and so there has to be a summit meeting at some point for this relationship to take on a fuller dimension,&rdquo; Burns said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2081753\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2081753\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s China ambassador anticipates a &#8216;deal&#8217; over tariffs, not a &#8216;war.&#8217; Nicholas Burns downplays fears of a trade conflict, suggesting Trump&#8217;s recent tariffs are an initial step towards negotiations with China<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2419362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-Xi-Trade-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,4501,3817,50406,50212],"class_list":["post-2419361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-china","tag-diplomacy","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-Xi-Trade-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419361\/revisions\/2419365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}