White House says U.S.-China trade deal "under review"

The Biden administration is set to review the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal signed in January last year, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.

President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 28, 2021. [File Photo: AFP]

Asked during a news brief if President Joe Biden viewed the deal as still in effect, Psaki said: "Everything that the past administration has put in place is under review, as it relates to our national security approach, so I would not assume things are moving forward."

Psaki said that the Biden administration was focused on approaching the U.S.-China relationship "from a position of strength, and that means coordinating and communicating with our allies and partners about how we're going to work with China."