00:00U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Ludnick says China is taking its time on negotiating a trade deal with the U.S.
00:06But he told Fox News Sunday with Shannon Breen that he trusts President Donald Trump to get the deal through.
00:14Is there just slow rolling the deal?
00:17So I think slow rolling is the right way to say it.
00:20And I think Donald Trump is on it.
00:22We are taking certain actions to show them what it feels like on the other side of that equation.
00:28But my view is Donald Trump and President Xi, you know, our president understands what to do.
00:33He's going to go work it out.
00:35And and I am confident that this is going to work out either way.
00:40Ludnick also says he doesn't expect Trump to extend the current pause on across the board tariffs he levied on trading partners in April.
00:48It comes as the U.S. seeks to reach new trade accords with many of those partners, including China.
00:54Last month, the U.S. and China agreed to lower tariffs of over 100 percent against each other.
01:00But Trump last week accused Beijing of violating that agreement and other administration officials expressed concern with the progress of talks.
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