by Itunuoluwa Adebo

Hours after the official announcement that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, President Trump took to Twitter to reassure his supporters he’d be standing up for their interests.

The meeting next week with China will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 30, 2017

Trump also plans to sign two executive actions Friday that will launch reviews of U.S. trade policy, that could serve as prelude to more severe White House decisions regarding tariffs and trade agreements.

On one hand Trump is talking tough on trade, and on the other the tone at a Chinese Foreign Ministry news conference on Friday morning was much more conciliatory, downplaying differences and talking up the chance to take the relationship to a “new level” in a “new era.”

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Indeed, experts say the Chinese leader is likely to bring a package of pledges designed to assuage Trump’s concerns, and give the U.S. president some “tweetable” promises to present as victories.

“China will continue to work with the United States to think creatively and keep pushing for greater balance in China-U.S. trade,” Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said. ”If we can think creatively and take active steps, there is indeed a lot we can do on economics and trade. Such cooperation will deliver win-win outcomes for both sides.”