China ‘will honour’ US trade war deal promises as talks progress ‘in earnest’

Chinese ambassador says there is no problem with Beijing meeting its phase one commitments, but US must also live up to its vows on issues such as Taiwan

US President Donald Trump said that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to sign the phase one deal, but China has yet to confirm this

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Chinese ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai says talk of a new cold war between China and the United States is irresponsible. Photo: Reuters

Published: 1:41pm, 29 Dec 2019Updated: 11:06pm, 29 Dec 2019

Beijing will live up to its trade deal commitments but Washington must also honour the one-China policy in relation to Taiwan, according to China’s ambassador to the United States.

In an interview with Chinese state television CGTN on Saturday night, Cui Tiankai also dismissed talk of a new cold war as “very irresponsible”.

The comments come as Beijing and Washington hammer out the final details of the text for an interim deal to end a protracted trade war that has rattled the global economy and financial markets over the last 18 months.

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet to sign the phase one deal.

But China did not confirm that the two leaders would meet, saying only that both sides had been in close contact to work on preparations, including a legal review and translation.

“As far as we are concerned, we always honour our commitment. We will always implement what we promised. There is no problem about that,” Cui said.

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