New York Times columnist calls on Trump to sit down face-to-face with Xi

The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says U.S. President Donald Trump should meet with China's President Xi Jinping face-to-face to find a credible and gradual approach to solving the trade dispute between their two countries.

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]

In the commentary published on June 4, Friedman argues that President Trump was right to address the challenges that come from China's 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.

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