Former Donald Trump official hopes for US-China deal, but says Beijing might have to wait for change in White House
Susan Thornton says Washington must return to diplomacy and rescue trade deal
State Department veteran says pressure will hit Donald Trump before Xi Jinping
Published: 9:45pm, 16 May, 2019
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Susan Thornton, former acting assistant secretary of state to US President Donald Trump, told a gathering in Shanghai on Wednesday that she hoped a trade deal between the US and China could be concluded by next month.
“If this sceptical attitude towards talking diplomacy continues in this administration, you might have to wait till another administration,” Thornton said at an event held by National Committee of US-China relations and Shanghai’s American Chamber.
Did I just hear Bret Beir say the Michael Flynn informed Mueller that people in the administration were reaching out to him during the investigation?
Is she encouraging China?