{"id":2430532,"date":"2025-05-03T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-folding-beijing-now-eying-talks-with-trump-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T13:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T17:33:32","slug":"china-folding-beijing-now-eying-talks-with-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-folding-beijing-now-eying-talks-with-trump-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"China Folding; Beijing Now Eying Talks with Trump Administration"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fchina-folding-beijing-now-eying-talks-with-trump-administration%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=2430532&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>China has indicated a willingness to engage in talks with the Trump administration to resolve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-strikes-free-trade-deal-with-new-zealand\/\" title=\"U.K. strikes free ... ... with New Zealand\">ongoing trade<\/a> and tariff disputes. A representative from China&#8217;s Commerce Ministry stated that the country is evaluating proposals for negotiations on tariffs. They emphasized China&#8217;s openness to discussions but reiterated that the U.S.must show sincerity by addressing and canceling unilateral tariffs that have been imposed, which include a meaningful 145% tariff on Chinese imports.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has maintained a firm stance, stating he would not lift tariffs without significant concessions, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including greater access<\/a> to Chinese markets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed optimism about China&#8217;s interest in reaching a deal, describing the process as multi-step, starting with de-escalation before tackling a broader trade agreement.<\/p>\n<p>A potential initial area of cooperation could be addressing the flow of fentanyl from China to the U.S., with Chinese leader Xi Jinping sending an aide to discuss how to manage sales of chemical precursors used in fentanyl production.Experts suggest that resolving this issue could pave the way for more extensive trade negotiations, highlighting that the fentanyl problem is one that could be addressed with sincerity from both sides.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China is hinting that it could be willing to talk to Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">administration officials<\/a> as a way to end the trade and tariff war, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Chinese Commerce Ministry representative said &ldquo;China is currently evaluating&rdquo; messages from administration officials that &ldquo;expressed their willingness to negotiate with China on tariffs,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/china-signals-readiness-to-respond-to-u-s-trade-overtures-583f2f0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;China&rsquo;s position is consistent. If you want to fight, we will fight to the end; if you want to talk, our door is wide open,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russians-hit-ukrainian-military-base-just-miles-from-polish-border-in-wars-most-westernmost-attack-35-dead\/\" title=\"Russians Hit Ukrainian Military Base Just Miles From Polish Border in War\u2019s Most Westernmost Attack, 35 Dead\">ministry representative<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;If the U.S. wants to talk, it should show sincerity to talk, and be prepared to act in correcting its erroneous actions and canceling unilateral tariffs,&rdquo; the representative said<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 145 percent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-president-trump-mastered-art-tariff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tariff<\/a> on Chinese imports led China to impose a 125 percent tariff on American imports.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump has said he will not blink without concessions that could include greater access to Chinese markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to drop them unless they give us something that&rsquo;s, you know, substantial,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;Let us go in and work China,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;To go into China and to sell our product, sell our wares.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that he thinks China is open to a deal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/china-open-talks-trump-admin-lowering-tariffs-ministry-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I am confident that the Chinese will want to reach a deal. And as I said, this is going to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-data-no-evidence-youve-got-to-make-a-judgment-call-fauci-on-restricting-travel-for-those-fully-vaccinated\/\" title=\"No Data, No Evidence, \u2018You\u2019ve Got To Make A Judgment Call\u2019: Fauci On Restricting Travel For Those Fully Vaccinated\">multi-step process<\/a>. First, we need to de-escalate. And then the over time we will start focusing on a larger trade deal,&rdquo;&nbsp;he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming to an agreement to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States could be a first step, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/beijing-weighs-fentanyl-offer-to-u-s-to-start-trade-talks-287cf233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, which cited sources it did not name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese leader Xi Jinping has dispatched a top aide, Wang Xiaohong, to discuss the possibility of curbing sales of chemical ingredients used to make fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usps-halts-inbound-packages-china-effective-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese companies<\/a> currently produce those chemicals and sell them online. Criminal organizations in Mexico and other nations then manufacture fentanyl and sell it in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shen Dingli, a Shanghai-based international relations expert, said China could stop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-union-director-arrested-allegedly-distributing-thousands-fentanyl-pills-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fentanyl<\/a> market, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/03\/world\/asia\/us-china-tariffs-fentanyl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&ldquo;China is one of the most effective countries in the world in terms of control,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&ldquo;The fentanyl problem has never been an unsolvable technical problem,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&ldquo;It is just a political problem that can be solved in a matter of seconds as long as there is sincerity,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A representative from the Chinese Commerce Ministry stated that &#8220;China is currently evaluating&#8221; communications from U.S. officials indicating a desire to negotiate on tariffs. The representative emphasized that China&#8217;s stance remains clear: they are ready to fight if necessary but are also open to dialogue. However, for talks to proceed, the U.S. must demonstrate genuine intent and be willing to rectify its previous actions by lifting unilateral tariffs. President Trump&#8217;s 145% tariff on Chinese goods prompted China to retaliate with a 125% tariff on American imports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2430533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-2025-05-03T100625.210.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4290,4501,3745],"class_list":["post-2430532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-beijing","tag-china","tag-talks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture-2025-05-03T100625.210.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430532","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430536,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430532\/revisions\/2430536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}