Trump "Not in a Hurry to Call Xi Jinping... Fine with China's Retaliatory Measures"

As the United States and China have entered a tariff war, U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 4th (local time) that he is "not in a hurry" to have a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to Reuters and others, President Trump stated in a Q&A session with reporters at the White House that "the call (with President Xi) will happen at the appropriate time."

Earlier, there were expectations that the two leaders would have a phone call during the day. President Trump had also mentioned the day before that he would speak with President Xi within 24 hours, and the White House had announced that they were working on scheduling the call.

The U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on China starting at midnight that day. This was in accordance with an executive order signed by President Trump on the 1st. In response, China also announced retaliatory measures, including an additional 10-15% tariff on U.S. imports and restrictions on rare earth exports.

President Trump also commented on China's retaliatory tariff measures, saying "that's fine."

Hankyung reporter Han Kyung-woo case@hankyung.com