Donald Trump defended tariffs in China after his adviser admitted that they were also going to touch the United States

The president of the United States, Donald TrumpOn Sunday, he defended his policy of punitive tariffs against China, following the ambiguous statements of his main economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, who acknowledged that these taxes could also affect US companies.

"We are exactly where we want to be with China, remember, they broke their commitments with us and tried to renegotiate", tweeted Trump.

"We will have tens of billions of dollars in tariffs from China. Importers can make the products themselves in the United States (ideal) or buy them from countries that are not subject to customs duties, "he added.

Earlier, interviewed by the channel Fox News, Kudlow had acknowledged that tariffs were not paid directly by China, but by American companies.

"In fact, both parties will suffer", the counselor slipped under the insistence of reporters.

Trump accused Beijing of not meeting its commitments in trade negotiations and ordered Friday a 10% to 25% increase in tariffs to Chinese imports worth $ 200 billion.

He then ordered a further tariff increase on almost all of China's remaining imports.worth $ 300,000 million.

But Kudlow insisted that there are still months before the entry into force of such measures and that there is still time to negotiate.although he refused to "establish a schedule" when Trump was ready to wait.

The two major economies of the world ended two days of negotiations Friday without reaching an agreement.

Kudlow also spoke about the possibility of a meeting between Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinpingon the sidelines of the next G20 summit to resolve their trade disputes.

The summit will be held in Osaka, Japan, from June 28 to 29..

Kudlow said that "there are no concrete and definitive plans" for future negotiations, but that China had invited the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchinand to the US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizerin Beijing, where high-level discussions could take place.

While his supporters praise Trump for being a tough negotiator, Republicans in favor of free trade have warned that tariffs could cause real damage to the economy. Many farmers, including Trump's supporters, say that tariffs have reached their peak.

(With information from AFP)