Donald Trump promised that with the tariff money going to China, he would buy food in the United States and send it to "poor, hungry countries"

"Discussions with China are continuing in a very pleasant way – there is absolutely no reason to rush – since China now pays tariffs of 25% on goods and products worth $ 250 billion in the United States. These mbadive payments go directly to the US Treasury, "Donald Trump wrote on his Twitter account on Friday morning.

The message coincides with the beginning of the new customs tax on Chinese imports, which was announced unexpectedly last weekend, while it was still thought that the negotiations between the two great powers were about to conclude with a trade agreement.

Trump, who celebrated the additional revenue available for his government, has announced what he plans to use. "With the tariffs of more than 100 billion dollars we receive, we will buy agricultural products from our big farmersin larger quantities than China, and we will send them to poor, hungry countries in the form of humanitarian aid. In the meantime, we will continue to negotiate with China in the hope of not attempting to redo the agreement, "said the president.

The announcement that the state would buy agricultural production is a surprise, as this is not a usual practice in market economies. But Trump went further and He said that tariffs would make the country much richer than a good trade agreement.

"The tariffs will bring to our country more wealth than a phenomenal agreement of traditional type. In addition, it is much easier and quick to do. (…) If we bought $ 15 billion worth of agriculture from our farmers, which is much more than what China buys, we would have more than $ 85,000 of the remaining millions of dollars for new infrastructure, medical care or anything else. China would slow down a lot and we would accelerate automatically! ", Writes the president.

"He wrote me a beautiful letter. I just got him and I'll probably talk to him on the phone. "said the North American president. He later quoted his Chinese counterpart in the letter: "Let's work together, let's see if we can do something."

Trump said it was possible to reach an agreement this week. Negotiators are preparing to meet again this Friday end a trade dispute between the two largest economies in the world.

This negotiating session, which began Thursday near the White House, was presented just days ago as the last meeting before a meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping, aimed at sealing a historic deal. But the winds have changed and optimism has given way to uncertainty.

Trump accused the Asian giant to not respect the commitments that he had acquired Until here in the negotiations. "We are about to reach an agreement and then they start renegotiating the agreement, it can not happen"he badured.

Despite renewed tensions, Beijing has not canceled its visit, which is headed by the Deputy Prime Minister Liu He, considered very close to the Chinese president. The host is Robert Lighthizer, Trade Representative of the United States.

With Reuters information