After months of promises that the United Kingdom will be the next country with which the administration of President Donald Trump will enter into trade negotiations, US officials have begun signaling that the European Union may still be the easiest target to reach To a quick result aimed at avoiding a battle of transatlantic tariffs.
White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said in an interview with Bloomberg News Monday that trade talks with the European Union and the United Kingdom are moving in two separate tracks, but because there is "some structure" in the European Union, "reactivating the talks will be easier than starting From scratch with the UK.
Since taking over a new European Commission late last year, officials from both sides have pointed to the resumption of US-European relations and agreed on the importance of reaching a truce between the two sides.
"No one here is seeking a trade war ... believe me, no one," Kudolo said.
Bloomberg considered that the new enthusiasm for a trade agreement with the European Union came with the decline in friendly relations between Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when Johnson announced in late January that he would allow the Chinese company "Huawei" to provide part of the infrastructure for the fifth generation networks.
His decision to ignore US efforts to prevent China Telecom from doing so for national security reasons disappointed senior Trump team officials.
Bloomberg quoted people familiar with a subsequent call between the two leaders as saying that Trump told Johnson that they both must do what is needed now, indicating that Johnson´s decision on Huawei could have repercussions on the special relations between the two sides.
