The new White House economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, attempted Sunday to calm fears about an economically damaging U.S.-China trade war but made clear that President Trump is “not bluffing” about introducing tariffs on China, Fox News informed.
“I don’t think there is any trade war in sight,” Kudlow said on “Fox News Sunday,” amid Trump’s threat to introduce tariffs on Chinese export in order to prohibit the country from stealing intellectual property.
Trump’s threats and China’s response, in turn, to introduce tariffs on U.S. exports has in recent days and weeks roiled stock markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which lost 572 points on Friday.
“I know there are some jitters out there,” Kudlow said, arguing that the problem was created by China and that the international community agrees on this.
“This is a problem caused by China,” he said. “The whole world knows it. … Trump is there to fix the problem.”
Kudlow also seemed to attempt to calm fears about a trade war by claiming that the United States has yet to introduce this type of tariffs and that such action would be the result of a “long process.”
He also said the United States and China have a good working relationship but that China’s response to complaints about intellectual property theft was unsatisfactory.
“Technology is everything to this country,” Kudlow said. “We can’t just let China willy-nilly steal our technology.”
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