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Donald Trump says he has received ''beautiful'' letter from China's Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had received a "beautiful letter" from Chinese President Xi Jinping as negotiations on a trade deal between the two countries continue in Washington.

Donald Trump says he has received ''beautiful'' letter from China's Xi
Trump has accused China of reneging on commitments it had made so far in the talks. "We`re getting very close to a deal then they started to renegotiate the deal. Reuters
By Reuters
Updated: Thu, May 09, 2019
11:31 pm
Washington, Reuters
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had received a "beautiful letter" from Chinese President Xi Jinping as negotiations on a trade deal between the two countries continue in Washington. "He just wrote me a beautiful letter. I`ve just received it and I`ll probably speak to him by phone," Trump said. Later he quoted Xi as saying in the letter: "Let`s work together let`s see if we can get something done."

Trump said he believed it was possible to reach a deal this week, as negotiators prepare to meet again on Thursday in Washington to end a trade dispute between the world`s two largest economies. 

The U.S. Trade Representative`s office announced that tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods would increase to 25 percent from 10 percent at 12:01 a.m. (0401) GMT on Friday, right in the middle of two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation.

Trump has accused China of reneging on commitments it had made so far in the talks. "We`re getting very close to a deal then they started to renegotiate the deal. We can`t have that. We can`t have that," he said.