USTR: China involvement in Iran would complicate matters

(Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative ​Jamieson Greer said on Friday that the ‌United States is trying to maintain a stable relationship with China, but if Beijing gets involved with Iran in ​a way that is counter to U.S. ​interests, that would complicate matters.

"The underlying goals ⁠of our economies are so different. ​But there's a way where we can ​have some economic stability. If China is going to be involved in Iran in a way that's ​harmful to U.S. interests, then that ​obviously complicates it, and that's China's responsibility to eliminate ‌that," ⁠Greer said in an interview on CNBC.

Greer also said he expects President Donald Trump to have a good meeting next month with Chinese ​President Xi ​Jinping. The trip ⁠comes just a year after Washington rolled out sweeping and ​at times erratic global tariffs.

"I think ​the ⁠thing to remember with China is, although we're trying very hard to have stability ⁠with ​China, particularly in trade ​and economics, not every challenge with them is resolved," Greer ​said.