Trump Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Blasts Chinese Leader Xi Jinping for Stalling Trade Negotiations

Trump Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Blasts Chinese Leader Xi Jinping for Stalling Trade Negotiations
White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow holds a news briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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At an investors conference held in New York City on July 19, White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said he believed Chinese leader Xi Jinping is blocking progress on a deal to end dueling U.S. and Chinese tariffs.

The $34 billion worth of tariffs went into effect in early July after months of negotiations between Chinese and U.S. trade officials came to a standstill.