White House trade advisor vows 'tough' talks with China

President Donald Trump's trade negotiators will hold "tough" talks with China, a senior White House advisor said Thursday, while cautioning against watching day-to-day reports on the negotiations.

The whole world is watching the trade talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping the 90-day tariff truce will hold and the sides can end a dispute that could disrupt the global economy.

"From our point of view, what we must do is hold fast, stay tough, and focus on a prize," US trade advisor Peter Navarro said on the Fox Business television network.

"The prize for this country and for the world and for China really is complete structural reform to put an end to all these practices which are disrupting the global economy."
"I would just focus on March 1st, when we'll have a complete offer from China that will be negotiated behind closed doors, not on the front page of The Wall Street Journal."