He wants to work out a trade pact with the United States and has been trying to avoid a trade war but he also warned china is not afraid to retaliate when necessary. Eunice yoon joins us putting in his comments du jour. There is always something for those who think it is going to happen and then a qualifier. What do you think . That is right it is interesting that president xi jinping weighed in. This is the first time weve heard those remarks. Unfortunately, the content were not anything different from the standard government line about the trade discussions. He was speaking with a group of International Visitors including henry kissinger. His point was that china does want to have a phase one trade deal however there does need to be an understanding that u. S. And china are seen as equals and it has to be done with mutual respect. Thats what we had heard repeatedly what was also interesting was how he hinted at some of the tensions saying when it comes to the financial opening, china