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"The G20 summit is going to happen to us, I think that's the key point," Kudlow told reporters at the White House.
The tariffs have led to complaints from American companies responsible for the payment of import duties. This also raises concerns about the recovery of inflation, even as the Federal Reserve raises its interest rates in December.
Vice President Mike Pence subsequently increased pressure on Beijing during his speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Papua New Guinea.
The No. 2 head of the US administration warned that Trump was in no hurry to end the trade war that he had started earlier this year and was ready to "more than double" customs duties already applied to $ 250 billion on Chinese products. The United States "will not change course until China has changed its behavior," Pence said in his speech.
Xi again denounced Washington's "win-all" business strategy, calling for the settlement of disputes between the two countries "through consultations".
"History has shown that clashes, whether it's a cold war, a hot war or a trade war, would produce no winners." Xi said in his APEC summit speech in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea.
The APEC summit ended Sunday without agreement on a joint statement about a paragraph on trade, breaking with a 25-year tradition since leaders began attending the meeting. annual meeting.
Kudlow said Tuesday that Pence and Xi had "spoken several times" at the APEC meeting without giving further details.
Optimism erupted earlier this month after Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the possibility of negotiators meeting in Washington before the meeting in Argentina. The proposed rally came shortly after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Liu He spoke by telephone in the hope of reaching an agreement.
Kudlow refused Tuesday to make sunny forecasts on the fate of the talks, stating, "I do not want to conclude anything."
