Trump Says ‘Substantive’ China Talks Could Yield Tariff Cut (1)

US President Donald Trump said he believed trade negotiations launching this weekend with China would result in tangible progress, predicting Beijing would be willing to make concessions and saying he could consider cutting punishing tariffs against the country if there was significant momentum.

“I think it’s going to be substantive,” Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office, as he announced a framework trade agreement with the United Kingdom.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to meet in Switzerland with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on trade in the coming days. Trump said that ...