(CRI Online)13:46, June 16, 2019
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 1, 2018. President Xi attended a working dinner with President Trump in Buenos Aires on Saturday. [File Photo: Xinhua]
The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says U.S. President Donald Trump should meet with Chinas President Xi Jinping face-to-face to find a credible and gradual approach to solving the trade dispute between their two countries.
In the commentary published on June 4, Friedman argues that President Trump was right to address the challenges that come from Chinas industrial upgrading, but says the solution is a level playing field, not a battle ground. He also called on President Trump to abandon his attempts to isolate China.