Rex Tillerson
Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he’s concerned that China may still give up on trade talks with the U.S., even as the two countries come closer to a resolution to end their dispute.
The administration of President Donald Trump hasn’t been willing to deal with China in a language that the other country wants to listen to, Tillerson said Wednesday in an on-stage interview at a conference in Houston organized by KPMG LLP.
'Mutual respect, win-win solutions, these are things they want to hear and they’re not hearing those,' he said, in a one of his first public appearances since he was fired from his cabinet role in March last year. 'It makes it hard for them to adjust themselves.'
Tillerson also said he’s concerned about the U.S. moving to bilateral discussions and that it’s undermining alliances built up with other countries over the past 70 years.
'Russia, China, North Korea have no allies and friends,' he said. 'Our strength comes from allies and friends.'
