1月31日,美国总统川普在白宫椭圆形办公室接见了中共副总理、中美全面经济对话中方牵头人刘鹤,对此,西方通讯社拍摄了一批照片,或可窥见中美谈判之内情,双方分歧难解。
综合媒体报导,中美代表结束第六轮磋商后,川普在白宫会晤刘鹤。据媒体拍的一些图片,川普坐在办公座位,双手放在桌上,神情依然崩紧。美方代表团坐在他左边,刘鹤等中方代表团则坐在其右边,外围则是一班西方记者及美方工作人员,呈半圆形团团包围在附近。
《香港经济日报》说,这个画面令读者产生川普“训示”人的印象,而且中方人员被西方人员“围堵”,亦有很强压迫感。
![US President Donald Trump meets with China's Vice Premier Liu He (L) at the White House on January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091951870-600x400.jpg)
![US President Donald Trump (L), China's Vice-Premier Liu He (2L), US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (2R) and others listen while US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (R) speaks before a meeting between US and Chinese officials in the Oval Office of the White House January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091954096-1-600x400.jpg)
![](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091952314-1-600x411.jpg)
![US President Donald Trump meets with China's Vice Premier Liu He (L) at the White House on January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091952174-600x400.jpg)
媒体披露,中方宣读了中国国家主席习近平的亲笔信。习在信内说,两国关系正处于一个“重要关头”,希望中美双方能“各退一步”,以达成贸易协议。刘鹤并向美方建议,川普二月下旬在越南与朝鲜领导人金正恩举行峰会后,将与习近平在海南见面。中方代表还提议购买500万吨美国大豆。
但川普表示,他必须和习近平就争议更大的技术问题达成最终协议:“有些观点我们不同意,但我们会达成一致。我想,当习(主席)和我见面时,每一点都会达成一致。”
此次会晤,关于川普与刘鹤的互动,媒体拍摄的图片还有很多是刘鹤背对着镜头,川普则面向镜头,《香港经济日报》说,似乎川普在“指手划脚”对刘说话。川普的表情有的严肃、有的怒目而视,给人产生一种一方在“训示”另一方的印象。
![US President Donald Trump (C), China's Vice Premier Liu He (R) and others wait for a meeting between US and Chinese officials in the Oval Office of the White House January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-10919551401-600x400.jpg)
![US President Donald Trump speaks to China's Vice Premier Liu He before a meeting between US and Chinese officials in the Oval Office of the White House January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091954980-600x400.jpg)
![US President Donald Trump speaks with China's Vice Premier Liu He before a meeting between US and Chinese officials in the Oval Office of the White House January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091955150-600x400.jpg)
![China's Vice-Premier Liu He (2R), US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and others listen while US President Donald Trump speaks before a meeting between US and Chinese officials in the Oval Office of the White House January 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read](http://i.epochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1091954140-600x400.jpg)
不过,报导说,这次会晤的气氛其实也许不错,或许只是西方媒体特意拍摄出这样的阵势。
白宫发布的声明说,谈判中就解决双方分歧进行了“富有成效”的讨论。美国贸易代表莱特希泽说,“如果我们要达成协议,还有很多工作要做,但我们取得了实质性进展。”
《华尔街日报》引述不具名消息人士的话透露,双方分歧仍很大,中方寄希望于两国首脑的下次会面来解决问题。
目前,中美高层贸易谈判已明确双方将继续磋商,莱特希泽与美国贸易谈判团将在中国黄历新年后,到北京继续谈判。川普表明将与习近平会面,商讨最终协议。
但有分析认为,即使本月举行川习会,双方仍难解决根本性问题。刘鹤此次带来的中方的让步主要是大笔采购美国农业和能源产品,并向美国资本开放中国制造业和金融服务业,但这无法满足美国提出的中国进行结构性改革的要求。
白宫声明指出,川普重申,90日谈判进程是一个严格的最后期限,如果美中截至3月1日不能达成令人满意的结果,美国将会提高关税。