{"id":12086,"date":"2025-07-28T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=12086"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T03:16:04","slug":"trump-scores-another-big-trade-deal-after-securing-promise-of-massive-investment-but-china-will-be-less-willing-to-cave-analyst-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=12086","title":{"rendered":"Trump scores another big trade deal after securing promise of massive investment, but China will be less willing to cave, analyst says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-26.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-26-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng in London on June 9.\u00a9\u00a0Li Ying\u2014Xinhua via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>President Donald Trump said the EU<\/strong>\u00a0will invest $600 billion in the U.S., buy $750 billion of American energy products, and purchase \u201cvast amounts\u201d of weapons as part of a trade deal that sets a 15% tariff. It comes a week after a similar agreement with Japan, which pledged to invest $550 billion in key U.S. industrial sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that trade deals have been clinched with the European Union and Japan, the U.S. looks to focus on China as the world\u2019s two biggest economies prepare for high-stakes talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negotiations between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are scheduled to start on Monday in Stockholm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That comes as a trade truce between the two sides is due to end Aug. 12, though they are reportedly going to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/07\/27\/us-china-trade-truce-extension-90-days-trump-tariffs\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">extend the deadline by 90 days<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. deals with Japan and the EU could offer a blueprint for China.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/07\/27\/us-eu-trade-trump-tariffs-investments-energy-defense-barriers\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The EU will invest<\/a>&nbsp;$600 billion in the U.S., buy $750 billion of American energy products and purchase \u201cvast amounts\u201d of weapons, according to Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes a week after a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/07\/26\/us-japan-trade-deal-trump-tariffs-550-billion-investment-vehicle\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">similar agreement with Japan<\/a>, which vowed to invest $550 billion in key U.S. industrial sectors. Both the EU and Japan will face a 15% tariff on most of their exports to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessent highlighted the $550 billion pledge as a key reason the U.S. and Japan were able to settle on a levy that was lower than the 25% rate Trump had threatened earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey got the 15% rate because they were willing to provide this innovative financing mechanism,\u201d he told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/VBPuImcJhWs\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg TV<\/a>&nbsp;on Wednesday, when asked if other countries could get a similar rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly,&nbsp;Trump had hinted that the EU would have to \u201cbuy down\u201d the threatened tariff rate of 30% and pointed to the Japan deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But talks with Beijing may be tougher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Japan broke down and made a deal the EU had little choice,\u201d Jamie Cox, managing partner for Harris Financial Group, said in a note on Sunday. \u201cThe biggest piece in the trade deal puzzle still remains, and the Chinese are unlikely to be as willing to fold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a lasting agreement between the U.S. and China, tariffs could soar back to prohibitively high levels that would effectively cut off trade. In April, Trump had set tariffs on China at 145%, prompting Beijing to retaliate with its own levy of 125%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the U.S. has reached deals elsewhere in Asia, with the Philippines and Indonesia facing 19% tariffs while Vietnam has a 20% duty. That\u2019s as Trump seeks to discourage the trans-shipment of Chinese goods via other countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any pledges of investment in the U.S. also come as Trump\u2019s tariffs face legal challenges, with a court hearing scheduled Thursday on whether the president has authority under the&nbsp;International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose wide-ranging duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that the EU\u2019s $750 billion in U.S. energy purchases would come over the next three years, meaning they will happen while Trump is in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But U.S. tariffs could be invalidated before any money is spent, and Wall Street is skeptical that Japan will fully deliver on a target that isn\u2019t a binding commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/piper-sandler\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Piper Sandler<\/a>&nbsp;have concluded that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/07\/25\/trump-trade-deals-illegal-piper-sandler-tariffs-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s tariffs are illegal<\/a>&nbsp;and noted that the $550 billion Japanese investment comes with few concrete details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur trading partners and major multinationals know Trump\u2019s tariffs are on shaky legal ground,\u201d they wrote. \u201cTherefore, we find it hard to believe many of them are going to make massive investments in the US they would not have otherwise made in response to tariffs that may not last.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that trade deals have been clinched with the European Union and Japan, the U.S. looks to focus on China as the world\u2019s two biggest economies prepare for high-stakes talks. 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