Xi calls on G20 to protect trade system as Trump showdown looms

Xi calls on G20 to protect trade system as Trump showdown looms
The state-run China Daily said that the Pacific powers could strike a deal in Buenos Aires but warned the United States against pushing too hard on technology.
Including a commitment to currency, transparency is seen as a precedent set by the Trump administration for negotiating with countries that have a history of manipulating their exchange rates.
What Mr Trump appeared to lack in understanding of events within the Liberal party room, he made up for in enthusiasm towards Mr Morrison's achievements in his first three months in office.
If he can not get a deal with Xi, he has vowed to more than double most of those tariffs on January 1 and he has threatened to expand tariffs to virtually everything China ships to the US.
The state-run China Daily said Friday that both sides could find a deal in Buenos Aires but warned the United States against pushing too hard on technology, amid U.S. accusations of widespread theft by Beijing.
They also scaled back their expectations, cutting out mention of rising protectionism - mainly aimed at Trump - and agreeing to language on climate that says 19 leaders support the Paris climate accord and worldwide efforts to reduce emissions, but the USA doesn't.
It's unlikely the two countries will reach a full-blown resolution in Buenos Aires; the issues that divide them are just too hard.
Whether such a ceasefire would be enough to get Trump to delay higher or expanded tariffs was unclear.
The two major areas investors will be watching at this year's event will be any developments on the worldwide trade war and any deals on oil production between the U.S., Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia.
Reports also said British Prime Minister Theresa May told the prince in a meeting on the G20 sidelines that the killers of Khashoggi should be held to account and that Saudi Arabia should move to build confidence that such an incident would never happen again.
All eyes will be on a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday to see whether they can find a way to calm the waters and make progress toward resolving differences that threaten the global economy.
Navarro's presence at the dinner might signal an agreement is less likely, though Trump has suggested the final result of the meeting will largely depend on the leaders themselves. Speaking to reporters alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump said that he was hoping to talk about trade.
Last spring, it looked like Beijing and Washington might have found a peaceful resolution.
"The trade war between the United States and China does not favour worldwide commerce".
But the cease-fire didn't last.
The author of a book titled "Death by China", Navarro has butted heads with other advisers who have pushed Trump to adopt a more moderate approach toward China.
Mr Trump was still scheduled to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping, but analysts were not optimistic about prospects for a major breakthrough on the two countries' trade disputes a month before U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are set to ramp up. "The US should give its habitual winner-take-all approach to global relations the weekend off", it said.
The options for solving the Sino-U.S. problems are all on the table, a Chinese diplomat said in Washington on Wednesday, adding both sides have stepped up communication and he was optimistic about the Xi-Trump talks.
Moscow said U.S. domestic politics may have been the real reason behind the cancellation after Michael Cohen, Trump's former longtime personal lawyer, pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Organization skyscraper in Moscow.
He indicated that the global challenges require global solutions, and at the same time said consensus "cannot be reached overnight" and they are processes "with its ups and downs" that continue beyond the summit.
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