“There is a difference between an ambiguous stage-by-stage tariff reduction agreement versus a specific list of which tariffs will be with withdrawn for what Chinese actions,” said Michael Pillsbury, a China scholar at the Hudson Institute who advises the White House. “Neither the Chinese nor the White House has developed a specific list or a series of quid pro quo — yet. That is the next task.”
Michael Pillsbury, a Hudson Institute expert who advises the Trump administration, said he believed the statement from China’s Commerce Ministry “may represent wishful thinking on the Chinese side more than a specific agreement.”
Michael Pillsbury, o responsável por desenhar a estratégia dos Estados Unidos em relação à China, e classificado por Trump como "a principal autoridade" no que toca às opções quanto à nação asiática, avisa que "as guerras comerciais podem agravar-se" e "as tarifas podem ser colocadas em níveis muito mais elevados".
After all, Trump’s top external China advisor Michael Pillsbury has said in several media interviews that “hardliners” in Xi’s administration were responsible for the PRC reneging on a 150-page draft trade deal in May.
During an interview last week, President Trump’s China advisor Michael Pillsbury said he attempted to discuss the Bidens with Chinese officials while visiting Beijing.
Michael Pillsbury, an informal White House adviser on China policy, told the Financial Times on Thursday that he received “quite a bit of background” in recent days from Chinese officials on the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Michael Pillsbury, an outside adviser to President Donald Trump on China trade policy, told Fox Business Network’s Lou Dobbs on Wednesday night that he pressed the Chinese government on issues surrounding former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.