Chinese President Xi Jinping is sending top economic policymaker Liu He to the US , in an attempt to reduce growing tensions over trade between the two countries , according to the New York Times . Officials from the Trump administration have recently criticised China ’s trading policies by saying that imports of steel and aluminium were threatening national security . Some experts have recently suggested that Mr. Liu may also end up running China’s central bank after the imminent retirement of its current governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, who turns 70 this year. President Trump has also called for a reciprocal tax on countries like China that impose higher duties on imports of US goods . The Chinese government has said it is not afraid of a trade war with the US .
Chinese President Xi Jinping is sending top economic policymaker Liu He to the US , in an attempt to reduce growing tensions over trade between the two countries , according to the New York Times . Officials from the Trump administration have recently criticised China ’s trading policies by saying that imports of steel and aluminium were threatening national security . President Trump has also called for a reciprocal tax on countries like China that impose higher duties on imports of US goods . The Chinese government has said it is not afraid of a trade war with the US .