Frightening predictions of a trade war with China over President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and Beijing’s response to U.S. “bullying” are being downplayed by the former Biden-era ambassador to Beijing.
Longtime diplomat Nicholas Burns said Trump’s move on Wednesday was likely an opening bid in the new administration’s path to a trade deal and a renewed friendly relationship between the president and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“It’s not a hiccup. It’s a major issue and a major challenge,” Burns told students at Harvard University, where he is returning as a professor.
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But it’s just a first step, he added, in a chess match the United States and China seem to always be engaged in.
“I think that the 20% tariffs that President Trump has put on
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