Harrison Fields to Newsmax: Tariffs Will Bring Xi to Negotiating Table

White House deputy press secretary Harrison Fields told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will bring Chinese President Xi Jinping to the negotiating table.

“President Trump understands this very well. He holds all the cards. China depends on us more than we depend on China. And it is a matter of national security that we balance this trading relationship,” Fields told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE.”

“If you look at what they’re doing with currency manipulation, dumping their product into our country, into other countries,” Fields continued, “no one really wants to do business in China. President Trump understands this.

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