Trump called the trade talks with China "constructive" and confirmed that they would continue

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States and China will continue their trade negotiations after two days of "frank and constructive" meetings.. According to him, "it may or may not" eliminate tariffs on Chinese products "depending on what will happen in future negotiations".

In some optimistic tweets, Trump also said that his relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping remain "very solid".

"There have been constructive talks from both sides," Mnuchin insisted after dismissing China's chief negotiator, Deputy Prime Minister Liu He, in the American capital.

Around midnight, a 10 to 25 percent increase in tariffs on Chinese imports was started, worth $ 200 billion, after Trump blamed China for trying to renegotiate the tariff. "At the last minute".

For its part, Liu badured that the dialogue was "good" and that it will continue in the future.

Friday at 00:01 local time, on the east coast of the United States. (4.01 GMT) came into effect the tariff increase over more than 5,000 Chinese products that Trump had announced five days earlier and that China has not prevented during a time trial negotiation Thursday in Washington.

Until now, these Chinese products were subject to a lower tax, 10%, and the change means that from that moment, almost half of Chinese imports are subject to customs duties of 25%, which was already the case since last year. another $ 50 million in goods from the Asian giant.

"The tariffs will greatly strengthen our country, instead of weakening it," said Trump in a Twitter message this morning., in which he affirmed that there was "no hurry" for the future.

For its part, China lamented "deeply" the decision of the United States and announced that it should adopt "necessary countermeasures", which it did not detail, although that it has also expressed its willingness to continue negotiations with Washington, in a statement from its Ministry of Commerce.

With information from EFE and AFP