“We have to maintain the right to be able to- whatever happens...

“We have to maintain the right to be able to- whatever happens to the current tariffs - to raise tariffs in situations where there’s violations of the agreement,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Tuesday in testimony before the Senate Finance Committee.

Lighthizer says U.S.-China trade talks 'making headway' on key issues

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Tuesday issues of technology transfer and intellectual-property theft are being "addressed with precision" in talks between the U.S. and China and that the two sides are "making headway."

Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, the U.S.'s trade negotiator told lawmakers any trade deal with China must be enforceable or President Donald Trump won't sign it.

On Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said talks with China were ongoing, but there was no date set yet for a summit meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

www.marketwatch.com