U.S. President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were progressing and a final agreement “will probably happen,” adding that his call for tariffs to remain on Chinese imported goods for some time did not mean talks were in trouble.
The Trump administration is engaged in ongoing trade talks with both the European Union and China as part of the Republican president’s 'America First' agenda. Top U.S. officials are headed to Beijing in coming days, with a summit possible between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to seal any final deal.
"Our deal is coming along very well. We’ll see what happens," Trump said regarding China. "I think the deal will probably happen. I think they need it very badly." Asked about his remarks earlier this week about U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods staying in place for a period of time and whether that meant there was a snag in the negotiations, Trump said, "No, not at all."
Source: reuters.com.
