President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE's chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said on Monday that Trump is open to forming a coalition to deal with China on trade issues amid the ongoing dispute between Washington and Beijing.

"The president is amenable to that," Kudlow told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." "He's not necessarily soliciting support yet, but he is amenable."

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"We’ve had Japan come out, Europe, France, Germany, Canada. It is, I call it, a trade coalition of the willing. That’s my view, I don’t think the president has quite put it that way," he continued.

Kudlow's comments come as the trade dispute between the U.S. and China heats up.

The White House said last week it would impose tariffs on roughly $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, pushing China to announce its own $50 billion tariff package aimed at U.S. goods, including automobiles.

Trump then ordered officials to look into $100 billion in additional tariffs on China.

Trump has said that the two countries are not in a trade war and that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will always remain friends.

President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade. China will take down its Trade Barriers because it is the right thing to do. Taxes will become Reciprocal & a deal will be made on Intellectual Property. Great future for both countries! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 8, 2018

However, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday that is impossible for Washington and Beijing to negotiate under the current conditions.

“Under the current circumstances, both sides, even more, cannot have talks on these issues,” Geng said.

"We’ve got to get along with China in the long run, absolutely. The president pinged out that he’s going to be friendly with President Xi no matter what happens," Kudlow said on Monday.

"China will listen to reason and I think ours is the reasonable view."