Ways and Means Republicans Urge Trump to Meet With Xi
Twenty Republicans on the committee that handles trade in the House of Representatives wrote to President Donald Trump July 25, asking him to start negotiating directly with Chinese President Xi Jingping. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, asked…
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Trump to meet with Xi weeks ago (see 1807110024), and the letter uses the same kind of flattery for Trump's deal-making prowess that Brady has often repeated (see 1807170004). "We are confident that if you personally engage with President Xi, you would reinvigorate the negotiations and develop meaningful solutions that will establish free, fair, and lasting trade between the United States and China and improve the competitiveness of U.S. companies," the letter says. "To your credit, you have developed a strong personal relationship with President Xi."