Trump: China will be forced to make a deal

US President Donald Trump said that the 104 percent duties on imports of Chinese goods imposed by him will remain in force until Beijing makes a deal with Washington, his words are quoted by NBC News.

"Until they make a deal with us, that's how it will be," Trump said.

The Chinese will make a deal "at some point" because they "really want" to conclude it, the head of the White House is convinced.

Trump announced plans to impose additional duties on Chinese imports on April 2. Beijing said it was imposing additional retaliatory duties in the same amount — 34%. After Beijing's refusal to concede, the US president decided to increase the duty on Chinese imports by another 50%, as a result, the tariffs will reach 104%.

The American leader is sure that China wants to make a deal on tariffs, but does not know how to do it.

"We are waiting for a call from them," he said.

If Beijing decides to make a deal, the president will be "incredibly generous," said White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt. Beijing assured that "it will fight to the end."

The leader of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, Tom Emmer, after a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, said that about 70 countries had contacted the White House with "inquiries" about tariffs, they were "starting negotiations right now," he said.

According to Trump, the states are calling him and "kissing his ass" for the sake of the deal.

"I think there is a war with the world, which is not a war at all, because they are all coming here. Japan is coming here as we speak. They are on a plane, there are a lot of them. All tough negotiators," he said.