U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was allegedly one of English's targets. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner. We want to see, for the good of both China and the U.S., an opening up of China to American business. GREAT PROGRESS MADE!!!" he posted on Truth Social.
China's Ministry of Commerce said earlier this month that officials were "evaluating" an offer from the Trump administration to hold trade talks on the 145% U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.
PIVOTAL TRADE TALKS WITH BEIJING LOOM AS TRUMP SWEARS IN NEW US AMBASSADOR TO CHINA: ‘WHAT TIMING’
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping
"With this deal, the U.K. joins the United States in affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle of international trade," Trump said Thursday of the deal. "The deal includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol and virtually all of the products produced by our great farmers."
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The UK deal keeps an existing 10% tariff in place against U.K. goods, while removing some import taxes on items like steel and cars.
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